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On-farm nitrogen management practices have global reverberations
A new meta-study confirms that nitrous oxide emissions can be reduced by boosting nitrogen productivity, crop yield and use of “4Rs.”
Nepal launches digital soil map
Digital platform provides information that will help increase crop productivity and improve soil health.
Revisiting the inverse size-productivity relationship
Study results suggest caution in designing agricultural policies based on evidence derived from inaccurate measurement protocols.
Investment in maize for Africa pays off
New report quantifies the impact of 20 years of CGIAR-led maize improvement for Africa.
How do we sustainably manage transboundary diseases and crop pests?
CGIAR webinar examined the technological, sustainability and social implications of integrated approaches.
Fighting the stress
CIMMYT partner seed company supports smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa with stress-tolerant seed against biotic and abiotic stresses.
What is nixtamalization?
Water, heat and lime transform grain in a traditional Central American maize processing method.
CIMMYT to dedicate historic wheat experimental station to Sanjaya Rajaram
Agricultural experimental station in Toluca will be renamed to honor distinguished scientist.
A knowledge revolution
CIMMYT researchers present new knowledge management framework for agri-food innovation systems.
Consider the seed
The second installment in the CGIAR International Year of Plant Health Webinar Series tackles the often-overlooked issue of germplasm health.
Researchers identify optimal strategy to maximize genomic estimated breeding values
Genomic selection breeding approach paves the way to better maize and wheat in farmers’ fields faster.
Bill Gates highlights CIMMYT’s innovation in latest climate book
One of CIMMYT and CGIAR’s biggest supporters, he sets out on a virtual book tour to spark collaborative action toward avoiding a climate disaster and calls for innovations in almost everything that we do.
Groundwater depletion in India could reduce winter cropped acreage significantly in years ahead
Switch to irrigation canals will not fully compensate for the expected loss of groundwater in Indian agriculture, new study concludes.
