CIMMYT’s involvement in the TELA Maize Project has been instrumental in the development of new drought-tolerant and pest-resistant maize varieties, recently released by Nigeria’s Federal Government. This initiative, aimed at enhancing food security and agricultural productivity, underscores CIMMYT’s commitment to agricultural innovation and global collaboration in biotechnology.
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Nutrition, health and food security
The new AGG project has a strong focus on more synergistic and supportive partnerships with national programs to help improve the effectiveness of their breeding efforts.
Climate adaptation and mitigation
The new AGG project aims to respond to the climate emergency and gender nexus through gender-intentional product profiles for its improved seed varieties and gender-intentional seed delivery pathways.
Innovations
Tremendous impact is arising from the longstanding cooperation between CIMMYT’s maize and wheat programs and national programs in countries where CIMMYT works.
