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Seeds go digital
Innovations
Faster and better-quality certification, a game-changer for African farmers?
Breaking Ground: Breeder Marcela C. Andrade bolsters maize with hardiness from ancestral races
Innovations
Traits sought include better resilience under high temperatures, drought conditions or the attacks of rapidly-evolving crop diseases.
The itsy bitsy spider can make a big impact in agriculture
Environmental health and biodiversity
A new study explores how conservation agriculture in southern Africa supports spider populations and diversity, which could help mitigate pest damage.
Reducing high yield gaps with decision-support apps
Innovations
Trials of the Nutrient Expert app showed improved yields, fertilizer-use efficiency and increased profits for farmers.
International Maize Improvement Consortium for Africa ramps up seed innovations
Capacity development
CIMMYT launched the consortiumin May 2018, to better engage with a committed set of partners and to achieve enhanced maize yields in Africa.
CIMMYT celebrates AWARDâs ten years empowering African women in agricultural research
Capacity development
The AWARD program advocates for a more gender-responsive agricultural research ecosystem.
Finding the story behind weeds
Innovations
Researchers use the Photovoice methodology to better understand weed management practices.
Visiting researcher from Malaysia studies growing importance of maize and wheat in the country
Capacity development
Fazleen Abdul Fatah notes that few studies document shifts between cereals.
Experts identify policy gaps in fertilizer application in India
Innovations
A dialogue in New Delhi facilitated discussion on innovations for promoting balanced application of macro and micro nutrient fertilizers in Indian agriculture.
Best of 2018: Editorsâ picks
Capacity development
In 2018, we published more than 200 stories related to maize and wheat science around the world. Here are some of our favorites.
The saving grace of a hefty investment
Innovations
Young farmerâs investment in a reaper saves him time, money and dignity, while helping others in the community.
With multi-sector support for climate-sensitive practices, African farmers can boost food security and resilience
Nutrition, health and food security
Conservation agriculture has potential to conserve soils, improve yields and limit environmental impacts.
Pakistan wheat seed makeover
Nutrition, health and food security
More productive, resilient varieties for thousands of farmers
Breaking Ground: Tek Sapkota finds ways to reduce emissions from agriculture without compromising food security
Climate adaptation and mitigation
He is one of the lead authors of the âSpecial Report on Climate Change and Landâ of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).