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The critical role of smallholder farmers of the Eastern Gangetic Plains in the global food chain
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
For World Food Day, discover how CIMMYT is improving food security, livelihoods and nutrition in South Asia, with support from ACIAR.
Stepping up for South Asian women
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Through the CSISA project, CIMMYT is helping female farmers in Bangladesh, India, and Nepal to receive the recognition and opportunities they deserve.
Expanding BISA expertise to new horizons in South Asia
Nutrition, health and food security
Senior government representatives from across South Asia join forces to consolidate food security in the region.
Integrated initiative launches in Nepal, India and Bangladesh
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Collaborative project between CGIAR research centers aiming to improve food security in South Asia launches in three countries.
Can agriculture bring South Asian countries together?
Climate adaptation and mitigation
An article in Amar Ujala in India explores the cross-country collaboration instigated by the Borlaug Institute for South Asia.
Galvanizing food systems transformation in South Asia
Nutrition, health and food security
New Initiative builds on CGIARâs collective strengths and brings together stakeholders to address key regional development challenges.
Greenhouse upgrades at BWMRI for wheat blast research
Capacity development
The developments will create capacity for national and international research and improve processes for disease screening in wheat.
The potential of conservation agriculture in increasing yield and tackling climate change
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Over three consecutive years, researchers study conservation agriculture conditions in under-developed coastal environments in South Asia.
The power of data in improving conditions for female farmers
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
With the help of big data, CIMMYT researchers in Bangladesh partner with Michigan State University and local NGOs to pinpoint opportunities to increase womenâs participation in farm extension training sessions.
Essential actions to mitigate the food crisis, stabilize supply and transition to greater agrifood system resilience
Nutrition, health and food security
Experts propose short-, medium- and long-term practical actions to respond to the looming global food crisis catalyzed by the Russia-Ukraine war.
Researchers use storytelling to evaluate women’s agency in agricultural production
Capacity development
A study in India highlights who does what in wheat farming to support the design of gender-responsive interventions in the region.
A climate-smart remodeling of South Asiaâs rice-wheat cropping is urgent
Environmental health and biodiversity
Multiple studies show conventional farming practices degrade soils, deplete aquifers and feed rampant greenhouse gas emissions.
Two approaches better than one: identifying spot blotch resistance in wheat varieties
Environmental health and biodiversity
Genomic selection is a promising tool to select for spot blotch resistance and index-based selection to select for spot blotch resistance, heading and plant height.
Inspiring change through agricultural training: Womenâs stories from Bangladesh
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
More than 40% of the global agricultural labor force is made up of women, and in the least developed countries, two in three women are employed in farming.
Bending gender norms: womenâs engagement in agriculture
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we spoke to Pragya Timsina about how womenâs participation in agriculture is evolving across the Eastern Gangetic Plains and her findings which will be included in a paper coming out later this year: âNecessity as a driver of bending agricultural gender norms in South Asiaâ.
