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How a disease without borders was contained
Nutrition, health and food securityExperts reflect on the successful efforts to limit the spread of maize lethal necrosis across eastern and southern Africa.
Breaking Ground: Pieter Rutsaert looks to better marketing for faster adoption of climate-smart maize in Africa
Nutrition, health and food securityMarkets and value chains expert studies seed demand and distribution, with the aim to help agro-dealers and seed businesses better market improved seed.
A major step toward seed self-sufficiency
Climate adaptation and mitigationNepal boosts domestic maize hybrid seed production.
Stress-resilient maize, a big relief for Indian farmers
Climate adaptation and mitigationSmallholders in India’s Karnataka state get higher yields from drought- and heat-tolerant maize.
Kenya: Maize contamination
Nutrition, health and food securitySource: France 24 (19 Nov 2019)
B.M. Prasanna, Director of CIMMYT’s Global Maize Program, speaks on CIMMYT’s work to help farmers in the context of the aflatoxin crisis in Kenya.
Seeds of hope
InnovationsStress-tolerant maize varieties are transforming lives in northern Uganda.
Vietnam strengthens ties with CIMMYT
Capacity developmentVisit to CIMMYT headquarters reaffirms research collaboration.
Fight against fall armyworm in Asia benefits from experience in other regions
Capacity developmentScientists mobilize African and Latin American knowledge to protect Asia’s maize.
What it takes to bring the best seed to farmers
Capacity developmentCIMMYT’s board witnesses the results of impactful research and market partnerships in Kenya.
Blue maize is all the rage, but are consumers willing to pay?
Environmental health and biodiversityStudy gives insight into Mexican consumers’ preferences and demand for blue maize tortillas.
The cereals imperative of future food systems
Nutrition, health and food securityThe world urgently needs a transformation of the global food system, leading to healthier diets for all and a drastic reduction in agriculture’s environmental impact. The major cereal grains must play a central role in this new revolution for the benefit of the world’s poorest people.
Ten things you should know about maize and wheat
Nutrition, health and food securityCan you imagine a world without maize and wheat? We can’t!
Rural women of eastern and southern Africa gain ground
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionOn the International Day of Rural Women, October 15, meet farmers who are leading their families and their communities to a better life.
Highlighting innovation in Latin American maize agri-food systems
Climate adaptation and mitigationMaize experts, as well as scientists from other key crops, from around the world came together to discuss these challenges and how to solve them at the 23rd Latin American Maize Reunion and 4th Seed Congress, held October 7-10 in Monteria, Colombia.
Winners of 2019 MAIZE Youth Innovators Awards – Latin America announced
Capacity developmentSeven young farmers, researchers and activists are advancing change, innovation and research in their communities.