Association of International Research and Development Centers for Agriculture (AIRCA)
Enhancing the resilience of our farmers and our food systems: global collaboration at DialogueNEXT
Capacity developmentCIMMYT and the World Food Prize Foundation co-organized DialogueNEXT—Seeds of strength: Nurturing farmer resilience, held at CIMMYT headquarters in Mexico from 10 to 11 July 2024. The event brought together scientists, agribusiness leaders, farmers, and policymakers from over 200 organizations and 55 nations, to help shape global collaboration and strategies for sustainably producing nutritious food for all, within planetary boundaries.
Experts discuss strategies to address soil health challenges and the fertilizer crisis in Africa
InnovationsFertilizer plays a vital role in agriculture, yet often negatively impacts the environment. At the 2024 Africa Fertilizer and Soil Health (AFSH) Summit, experts shared their experiences of addressing this global challenge.
G7 summit highlights importance of sustainable food systems
Climate adaptation and mitigationCIMMYT contributes to the G7 goals on agricultural productivity, food security, and climate change through the Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils initiative.
Sudan: Catastrophic hunger amid conflict creates a crisis of instability across northeast Africa
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionCGIAR calls for a coordinated, global response to support the transformation of agrifood systems in Sudan.
Advancing appropriate-scale mechanization in the Global South
Climate adaptation and mitigationPremised on sharing best practices and charting a way forward towards harnessing appropriate scale mechanization, CIMMYT led an engaging meeting with key stakeholders in Zambia.
Wheat blast spread globally under climate change modeled for the first time
Climate adaptation and mitigationClimate change: fungal disease endangers wheat production.
CIMMYT and WorldVeg strengthen collaboration in the midst of the climate crisis to increase their impact
Capacity developmentAgreement builds on successful partnership in southern and eastern Africa.
Accelerating delivery of stress-tolerant, nutritious seed in Eastern and Southern Africa
Nutrition, health and food securityCIMMYT and partners are working to accelerate the delivery of stress-tolerant and nutritious seeds to boost smallholder farmer resilience to drought and pests in Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia.
Government of Zambia and CIMMYT strengthen ties in agricultural development
Climate adaptation and mitigationZambia Minister of Agriculture host CIMMYT Director General for deliberations on the country’s strategic road map.
Plant Health Innovation Platform at Kiboko, Kenya: integrating and testing eco-friendly solutions against fall armyworm
Environmental health and biodiversityParticipatory testing of fall armyworm (FAW) solutions is helping to find eco-friendly and cost-effective integrated pest management (IPM) packages in Kenya.
Taking Aim Against the Dire Threat of Fall Army Worm
Environmental health and biodiversitySource: The Farming Forum (30 Dec 2022)
Latest progress on fall armyworm prevention and protection show signs of success for smallholders.
Public-private collaboration to improve fertilizer supply
Environmental health and biodiversityCIMMYT collaborates with the Fertilizer Association of Nepal to facilitate stakeholder dialogue and address national fertilizer shortage.
CIMMYT leads innovation sprint to deliver results to farmers rapidly
Climate adaptation and mitigationClimate-resilient soil fertility management by smallholders in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Kenya: Scientists team up to control fall army worms
Environmental health and biodiversitySource: Agro News (9 Nov 2022)
Scientists are working to contain the spread of fall armyworm in Kenya with naturally resistant varieties and eco-friendly solutions.