Maize
Seeds of change: one woman’s mission to transform her community
Capacity developmentIn Tanzania, community champions like Venansia Swale play a fundamental role in encouraging the adoption of improved seeds and increasing yields for smallholder farmers.
Product Design Teams (PDTs): A client-oriented approach to defining market segments and target product profiles
Capacity developmentWorking groups for seed systems stakeholders, known as Product Design Teams (PDT), are improving the availability and accessibility of seeds in Africa.
Building on fifty years of collaboration, a visit by Chinese politicians to CIMMYT in Mexico breeds new opportunities for tackling global agricultural challenges
InnovationsBuilding on fifty years of collaboration, a visit by Chinese politicians to CIMMYT in Mexico breeds new opportunities for tackling global agricultural challenges.
CIMMYT unveils 20 heat-resistant maize hybrids to combat climate change in South Asia
Climate adaptation and mitigationCIMMYT has introduced 20 heat-resistant maize hybrids in South Asia, including Pakistan, to boost resilience against climate change and support smallholder farmers.
Heat tolerant maize hybrids: a pursuit to strengthen food security in South Asia
Climate adaptation and mitigationCIMMYT’s systematic and targeted breeding strategy in South Asia helped develop 20 high yielding and heat-stress tolerant maize hybrids. The ongoing efforts strengthens the livelihood of farm families who are highly vulnerable to climate change in the Asian tropics.
Siman hybrid: revolutionizing maize farming for prosperity in Somalia
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Filsan and CIMMYT launch Siman, a hybrid maize boosting Somalia’s agriculture and food security.
Protected: GRUMA’s Sustainability Plan: Promoting sustainable agrifood systems in intensive production schemes
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Protected: Training program for Chinese young scientists 2024
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Protected: China 2023 Contribution (to be applied in 2024)
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Protected: Engineering of low germination stimulant production to control witchweed infection in maize in sub-Saharan Africa
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Protected: Maize Plan, Phase II
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Market segmentation and Target Product Profiles (TPPs): developing and delivering impactful products for farming communities
Capacity developmentCIMMYT is actively engaging a wide spectrum of stakeholders to define and harmonize target product profiles across Africa, with farmers at the heart.
Tackling fall armyworm with sustainable control practices
Capacity developmentAdopting sustainable and ecofriendly agricultural practices, sharing valuable knowledge, and providing farmers with effective tools and techniques can help mitigate the impact of fall armyworm in Zimbabwe.