Seed health
Protected: Tracking uptake of validated traits into breeding programs
InnovationsThere is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
Examining how insects spread toxic fungi
Climate adaptation and mitigationCIMMYT leads international collaboration to monitor invasive pests attacking post-harvest crops and the propagation of toxic fungi.
Afriseed: How improved legume seed can help transform Zambia’s agrifood systems
Climate adaptation and mitigationAfriseed and AID-I are helping smallholder famers in Zambia transition to improved, high-yielding legumes.
Every drop of water matters: Leading global research institutes ally to aid farmers in dry and saline ecosystems
Capacity developmentTwo world-class research-for-development centers will work to raise food production and livelihoods in croplands where water is the defining constraint.
Early maturity products popular among farmers in Kenya
InnovationsKenyan farmers’ preference for early-maturing seed underscores the importance of sales data for informed breeding decisions.
Canola’s opportunities abound as breeding, uses advance: IRC
Climate adaptation and mitigationSource: Grain Central (26 Sep 2023)
Breeding and seed technology is an important part of the partnerships that will continue to foster thriving markets.
Steering towards success
Environmental health and biodiversityInaugural Rwanda National Seed Congress paves the way for sustainable seed industry growth.
Agroecology alliance calls for more food at less cost to nature in Congo Basin
Climate adaptation and mitigationSource: Mongabay (28 Aug 2023)
CIMMYT research, Prasanna Boddupalli, emphasise the importance of reorienting food production systems and agricultural policy across the Congo Basin.
Protected: Production of High Valleys maize seed from the State of Mexico for ICAMEX’s germplasm bank
Capacity developmentThere is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
Protected: Assessing Marketing Innovations Impact on Seed Variety Turnover (SMIA)
InnovationsThere is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
CIMMYT at the Group of 20
Environmental health and biodiversityAt the recent G20 MACS, CIMMYT endorsed joint agricultural research and innovative partnerships to address global challenges facing agrifood systems through a multi-crop and multi-disciplinary approach.
Crop Trust leadership visits CIMMYT
Environmental health and biodiversitySecuring biological diversity is a key mission for both organizations.
Global experts unite to strengthen plant health management in the Global South
Environmental health and biodiversitySource: Smart Farmer Africa (16 May 2023)
Plant health experts met on May 12, International Day of Plant Health, to discuss and address the challenges facing plant health management capacity in the Global South.
Is a pluralistic seeds system a pathway to seed security in Ethiopia?
Nutrition, health and food securityEfforts to support inclusive and equitable access to seeds by farmers should recognize the different seed systems and the complementarity of formal and informal seed systems.
Consider the seed
Environmental health and biodiversityThe second installment in the CGIAR International Year of Plant Health Webinar Series tackles the often-overlooked issue of germplasm health.