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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.
Global Conference on Sustainable Agricultural Mechanization: efficiency, inclusiveness, and resilience
Capacity development
CIMMYT continues its dedication to mechanization as part of FAO conference. Bram Govaerts, director general, presented a keynote address.
A promising partnership
Capacity development
The delivery of row seeders from India to Benin demonstrates a new path to sustainable South-South business relationships.
Ethiopian machines for Ethiopian farmers
Innovations
Locally produced seed cleaners are making a big difference in Ethiopia and inspiring innovation in Benin.
Mini-tillers bolster Nepal maize farmers’ food supplies and profits, new study shows
Innovations
Farm mechanization contributes to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals of No Poverty (SDG-1) and Zero Hunger (SDG-2), with very small farms facing acute labor shortages benefited the most.
Solar powered dryers boost peanut production in Togo
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
The introduction of new technology has enabled farmers in West Africa to improve the quality and minimize losses of a national staple.
For women in Ivory Coast, processing cassava no longer has to be a grind
Innovations
Mechanical grinders and presses are transforming cassava production in Ivory Coast and empowering women.
Opening the door to commercial fodder production
Climate adaptation and mitigation
CIMMYT is partnering with GIZ in Zambia to clear hurdles for smallholder farmers to produce fodder at a commercial level.
In Burkina Faso, a business model for mechanization is providing hope
Innovations
CIMMYT and its partners are helping farmers branch out into business to improve crop yield and create job opportunities in their communities.
More than machines
Innovations
In collaboration with GIZ, CIMMYT’s Scaling Scan is helping Green Innovation Centers in Africa address the sustainability problem.
Breeders take quantum leap
Capacity development
Molecular breeding experts learn about state-of-the-art data analysis and visualization tools at Wheat Initiative workshops.
Improved metrics for better decisions
Capacity development
National breeding programs prepped to measure – and boost – genetic gains.
The beginning of a beautiful partnership
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Experts discuss solutions to postharvest losses and how agricultural mechanization can benefit rural women in the Global South.
