CGIAR

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Publications

tag icon Capacity development

Maize varieties with connections to CGIAR germplasm account for 34% of the total maize area in 2015 in 18 sub-Saharan African countries, discover researchers.

News

tag icon Environmental health and biodiversity

Elite wheat lines from the work are being freely shared with partners worldwide.

Publications

tag icon Nutrition, health and food security

After first being cultivated more than 9,000 years ago, research shows that maize not only plays an essential role in global agrifood systems today but has a strongly increasing demand.

Features

tag icon Nutrition, health and food security

Seven founding partners introduced Ag4Peace, a new initiative that aims to build resilient food systems and improve livelihoods and diets in low- and middle-income countries.

News

tag icon Gender equality, youth and social inclusion

The CGIAR Women in Research and Science (WIRES) employee-led resource group recently had a virtual engagement to discuss the progress and new happenings in the group.

News

tag icon Environmental health and biodiversity

Experts gathered at the FAO Science and Innovation Forum to drive forward research partnerships to curb crop loss due to pests and diseases through efficient global sharing of data.

In the media

tag icon Nutrition, health and food security

Source: Science (7 Nov 2022)

Research on rice crops that do not need replanting in China is showing promising results for yield, finances and labor, and the environment.

News

tag icon Environmental health and biodiversity

Impressions from attendees of the VIII International Cereal Nematode Symposium.

Press releases

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

Register for an online webinar as part of COP27 to learn about the role of genebanks in building climate-resilient supply chains.

In the media

tag icon Environmental health and biodiversity

Source: Ghana Business News (2 Nov 2022)

A field day in Ghana organized by the AGG project supports farmers to adopt maize varieties with tolerance to stress.

Publications

tag icon Nutrition, health and food security

Reduced wheat exports from Russia and Ukraine are causing an increase in price rises in countries where food security is already a concern.

News

tag icon Environmental health and biodiversity

At the International Maize Congress, Bram Govaerts emphasized the importance of collaborative research to work towards healthy diets and sustainable systems.

Features

tag icon Capacity development

Recent shifts in how scaling is approached have helped alter attitudes toward how change happens, and we are now approaching a tipping point for doing scaling better.

News

tag icon Innovations

CIMMYT is offering a new improved maize hybrid to partners, to scale up production for farmers in the region.