Asia
As a fast growing region with increasing challenges for smallholder farmers, Asia is a key target region for CIMMYT. CIMMYT’s work stretches from Central Asia to southern China and incorporates system-wide approaches to improve wheat and maize productivity and deliver quality seed to areas with high rates of child malnutrition. Activities involve national and regional local organizations to facilitate greater adoption of new technologies by farmers and benefit from close partnerships with farmer associations and agricultural extension agents.
Creating impact through wider data sharing
Platform in Bihar, India uses data to design interventions to help smallholder farmers.
Disinfecting equipment keeps agricultural production running in Bangladesh
Equipment and safety protocols protect agricultural machinery workshop staff from COVID-19.
An exciting time for wheat research: Incoming director highlights CIMMYT wheat breeding innovations
Alison Bentley introduces herself and CIMMYT’s innovative wheat research at the BGRI Technical Workshop.
Starting with a seed
Inclusive seed business model empowers women from marginalized communities in Nepal.
In case of fall armyworm, watch this video
A video to be aired on Bangladeshi television shows farmers how to identify the pest and manage a potential infestation.
Empowered rural women take on entrepreneurship
Women in Odisha, India, successfully shoulder responsibility in leading their families through the COVID-19 crisis.
En route to improved agronomic literacy
Women in rural Nepal prosper from training program on soil fertility management practices.
Women find a role in Bangladesh’s agricultural mechanization sector
Technical and business training provides women with opportunities to break barriers and improve livelihoods.
Jamal conquered his dreams through maize farming
A new video dramatizes the human stakes of the battle against fall armyworm and shows how techniques developed by CIMMYT and partners are helping farmers beat the pest.
Scientists find genomic regions associated with wheat blast resistance in CIMMYT nurseries
Genomic-wide association study evaluated samples from Bolivia and Bangladesh for blast-resistant genes.
Climate change and agriculture: Way ahead for low-emission growth
Source: Down to Earth (25 Sep 2020)
Efficient use of fertilizer, adoption of zero-tillage and management of irrigation water can cut greenhouse gas emissions.
‘Seeds for Needs’ approach to develop climate resilient crop varieties
Source: India Science Wire (22 Sep 2020)
Approach combines farmers’ knowledge of resilient crops with ‘elite’ varieties identified by scientists.
Retrospective quantitative genetic analysis and genomic prediction of global wheat yields
A new quantitative genetics study makes a strong case for the yield testing strategies CIMMYT uses in its wheat breeding program.
Crop-loss Assessment Monitor: A multi-model and multistage decision support system
Study shows how the Crop-loss Assessment Monitor could help improve loss assessment and make crop insurance more efficient.
