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.

Photos 26 Mar 2020

From popcorn to roti

What do wholegrain foods look like around the world?

Features 26 Mar 2020

Ready for the seed sector

CIMMYT and partners revise Nepal’s seed science and technology curriculum, so university graduates are better equipped to join the industry’s work force.

Features 20 Mar 2020

Crowdsourced data feeds fall armyworm surveillance in Bangladesh

Web app helps extension agents and farmers monitor the spread of fall armyworm.

News 20 Mar 2020

Systems thinking at work in South Asia’s food production

New blog published by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs argues that balancing food security, rural livelihoods, water for agriculture and air quality need not be a zero-sum game.

Features 5 Mar 2020

Four ways of strengthening gender equality in the agricultural sector in the MENA region

Experts note that policies alone are not enough — they need to go hand in hand with strong initiatives to make agriculture a safer, more equal and respectful space for both women and men.

Blogs 4 Mar 2020

Moving out of poverty or staying poor

Is it up to the village men? Or women, too?

Publications 27 Feb 2020

New publication: Scaling agricultural mechanization services in smallholder farming systems

Study shows service provider models in Africa, Latin America and South Asia increase smallholder access to agricultural machinery, but can remain dependent on projects to tackle major bottlenecks for scaling.