Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Education, supportive policies key to making biotechnology work for Africa
Increasing public understanding and creating supportive policies key recommendations at a session on boosting Africaâs use of biotechnology.
Building a sustainable future: A history of conservation agriculture in southern Africa
Since 2004, conservation agriculture has helped farmers in southern Africa maintain and boost yields, protect the environment and increase profits.
Pakistan maize stakeholders discuss progress
CIMMYTâs Agricultural Innovation Program (AIP) held its annual maize working group meeting on 10-11 May.
CIMMYT, Mexico honor legacy of Norman Borlaug
To mark CIMMYT’s 50th anniversary, Mexico’s Secretariat of Agriculture launched a photo exhibition honoring Nobel Prize Laureate Norman Borlaug.
Afghan and Indian researchers collaborate to combat wheat rust disease
Afghan and Indian researchers are collaborating to combat the wheat rust disease Karnal bunt.
Kenyan maize nutrition and safety get boost from ancient Mexican technique
Modern nixtamalization technology could increase maize uses and offer Kenyans invaluable benefits.
New varieties reignite maize production in Pakistan
New maize varieties have the potential to increase production, enhance nutrition and strengthen national industry in Pakistan.
Tackling challenges to cereal production through cross-crop collaborations
Cropping systems can become more resilient in the face of climate change through better coordination and standardization.
Photo contest highlights Oaxacan agriculture
MasAgroâs annual PacĂfico Sur Hub photo contest documents where extension agents work every day, from their point of view.
Drought tolerant maize: Long-run science, investments, and partnerships pay off in Africa
Before climate change became a hot topic, the U.N. Development Programme provided funding for a team of scientists in Mexico to find a better way to breed resilient maize for farmers in drought-prone tropical areas.
At 50-year mark, CIMMYT scientists strive for gender equity
Efforts to meet agricultural needs of women farmers to bolster global food security took shape in CIMMYT’s early days.
Participatory approaches to gender in agricultural development
For gender specialist Mulunesh Tsegaye participatory approaches are the best way of ensuring agricultural development projects are responsive to gender dynamics.
Q+A: How women and girls can succeed in science, according to CIMMYTâs Sarah Hearne
Gender balance is science is imperative to obtain the best results said CIMMYT scientist Sarah Hearne on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2016.
NAAS fellow M.L. Jat talks climate change, sustainable agriculture
Senior Scientist M.L. Jat has received Indiaâs National Academy of Agricultural Sciences fellowship in Natural Resource Management for his âoutstanding contributions in developing and scalingâ conservation agriculture-based management technologies.
FAO has its finger on the âpulseâ when it comes to food security
Pulses, an annual leguminous crop yielding from one to 12 seeds, are essential in the fight for food security due to their nutrient value and their key role in crop rotations through the ability to fix nitrogen.
