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A tribute to Alejandro Ortega, former CIMMYT maize scientist
Nutrition, health and food securityIn communion with family members, Mexican and global partners and past colleagues, CIMMYT mourns the passing and celebrates the extraordinary life of Alejandro Ortega y Corona, former CIMMYT maize scientist who died in his native Mexico on 9 September at the age of 83.
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Climate adaptation and mitigationWhen rural farmers are given a voice: successful farmers share their experience with sustainable intensification
Capacity developmentWhen traveling from Chimoio to Tete along one of the main roads in central Mozambique, one inevitably passes through Malomue, a small rural village in Báruè District. Since 2008, conservation agriculture (CA) technologies and improved drought-tolerant maize varieties have been promoted to farmers through various donor-funded projects, including a USAID-funded Feed the Future initiative.
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Climate adaptation and mitigationEthiopian government adopts quality protein maize scale-out plan
Nutrition, health and food securityThe Ethiopian government has embarked on a new initiative to improve nutritional security in the country through the widespread demonstration and use of quality protein maize (QPM), a type of maize that contains enhanced levels of protein. The new government initiative is a high-level endorsement of CIMMYT’s five-year Nutritious Maize for Ethiopia (NuME) project.