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Local businesses boost farmer access to quality seed in Nepal
Capacity developmentThe Nepal Seed and Fertilizer project is working with seed companies to build their capacity for both seed production and distribution.
Facing the fall armyworm threat
Climate adaptation and mitigationIn a new blog published by Farming First, B.M. Prasanna discusses overcoming a pest that has been ravaging fields in Africa.
Ethiopian farmers profit from scaled-up, fast-track production of disease resistant wheat seed
Capacity developmentMore than 75,000 small-scale wheat farmers in Ethiopia’s 4 major wheat-growing regions gain access to a vital asset—over 400 tons of seed of new, disease resistant wheat varieties.Â
New Publications: Mitigating climate change effects on food security
Nutrition, health and food securityA new study on climate change patterns indicates that climate change could reduce total crop production 23 percent by 2050
Australian High Commissioner to India visits project fields
Nutrition, health and food securityThis November, the work of the SRFSI project was marked with notable recognition by the Australian Government with a visit from the Australian High Commissioner to India, Harinder Sidhu.
New systems analysis tools help boost the sustainable intensification of agriculture in Bangladesh
Nutrition, health and food securityIn South Asia, the population is growing and land area for agricultural expansion is extremely limited. Increasing the productivity of already farmed land is the best way to attain food security.
Breaking Ground: Leonard Rusinamhodzi on innovating farming systems for climate change
Climate adaptation and mitigationLeonard Rusinamhodzi works with African farmers to innovate farming systems in the face of climate change.
How smarter financing can boost Nepal’s seed sector
InnovationsNepal’s push to grow its seed sector is expanding to banking, with new financial measures expected to benefit seed companies across the country.
Establishing a soil borne pathogen research center in Turkey
Climate adaptation and mitigationTurkey’s Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Livestock has for the first time allocated funding to establish a world-class center for research on soil borne pathogens.
How does CIMMYT’s improved maize get to the farmer?
This infographic explains exactly how CIMMYT ensures that its improved maize gets to the smallholder farmers that need them most, from product development to release an commercialization, thinking of and working with farmers at every step of the way.
New publications: How climate-smart is conservation agriculture?
Climate adaptation and mitigationA new study shows that while CA is well suited to helping farmers adapt to, and even increase profits in changing climates, there is considerable uncertainty about how much CA contributes to the mitigation aspect.
Better farmer access to machinery eases crop residue burning in India
Climate adaptation and mitigationFarmers in India are benefitting from technological innovations that can help prevent damaging smog levels in the capital Delhi and other areas.
World leaders: Back climate change action in agriculture to give our food system a fighting chance
Climate adaptation and mitigationHelping farming families thrive while fighting climate change in Mexico
Climate adaptation and mitigationWomen and youth help lead efforts to adopt climate-friendly farming and safeguard indigenous maize yields.