CGIAR
Ismahane Elouafi returns to CIMMYTāon a system-wide tour
Environmental health and biodiversity
CGIAR leadership visited CIMMYT to learn about the Centerās work in advancing resilient food systems.
How CGIAR maize breeding is improving the world’s major staple crop for tropical regions
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Maize breeding innovations by CIMMYT, the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), and CGIARāsĀ Accelerated Breeding Initiative, will deliver climate-resilient and nutritionally enriched maize varieties for farmers and consumers.
Early maturity products popular among farmers in Kenya
Innovations
Kenyan farmers’ preference for early-maturing seed underscores the importance of sales data for informed breeding decisions.
Ten years later: CIMMYT facilities in East Africa continue to make a difference
Climate adaptation and mitigation
A decade of maize impact, celebrating 10 years of success with CIMMYT’s maize DH and MLN screening facilities.
Connecting rural Nepalese farmers to the market through Interactive Voice Response (IVR) service
Innovations
Source: ComDev Asia (26 Nov 2023)
CGIAR Initiative on Diversification in East and Southern Africa
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
LIPS-Zimbabwe empowers farmers through innovative intercropping trials
Climate adaptation and mitigation
LIPS-Zimbabwe has been at the frontline of introducing innovations to farmers in Mutoko and Buhera by integrating intercropping trials.
Integrating gender into crop breeding
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Innovative approaches to incorporating gender considerations into Seed Production Technology for Africa.
Bringing mechanization to farmersā doorsteps
Innovations
A mechanization project promotes the uptake of scale-appropriate machinery for smallholder farmers in rural Zimbabwe.
India transforms wheat for the world
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Building on a partnership spanning more than five decades, Indian and CIMMYT wheat scientists, policymakers and farmers forge a transformation path, applying innovations that ensure national food security and resource conservation.
Transformative research provides pathways for including gender and socially marginalized groups
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Generating evidence and contributing to discussions and policy actions for inclusive and impactful agrifood systems, leading researchers from CIMMYT working with various stakeholdersāincluding rural women farmers in Asia and Africaāconverge in New Delhi at the 2023 CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform and ICAR Conference.
In sub-Saharan Africa, mineral fertilization and agroecology are not incompatible
Environmental health and biodiversity
Should mineral fertilizer use be increased in sub-Saharan Africa? A team of African and European agronomists* provide a nuanced response to this question in an article published in Outlook on Agriculture. Their analysis is based on a review of the existing scientific literature and on years of field experience in sub-Saharan Africa.
Millets: Climate-resilient crops for food and nutrition security, experts reveal
Climate adaptation and mitigation
As the world faces food insecurity and malnutrition fueled by a changing climate, experts reveal that millets, a valuable nutritious and climate-resilient food source, offer an opportunity to enhance sustainable food production and transform food systems.