Maize
Breaking Ground: Breeder Marcela C. Andrade bolsters maize with hardiness from ancestral races
Innovations
Traits sought include better resilience under high temperatures, drought conditions or the attacks of rapidly-evolving crop diseases.
Reducing high yield gaps with decision-support apps
Innovations
Trials of the Nutrient Expert app showed improved yields, fertilizer-use efficiency and increased profits for farmers.
International Maize Improvement Consortium for Africa ramps up seed innovations
Capacity development
CIMMYT launched the consortiumin May 2018, to better engage with a committed set of partners and to achieve enhanced maize yields in Africa.
Best of 2018: Editors’ picks
Capacity development
In 2018, we published more than 200 stories related to maize and wheat science around the world. Here are some of our favorites.
With multi-sector support for climate-sensitive practices, African farmers can boost food security and resilience
Nutrition, health and food security
Conservation agriculture has potential to conserve soils, improve yields and limit environmental impacts.
Screening cycle for deadly MLN virus set to begin in Kenya during 2019
Nutrition, health and food security
The maize lethal necrosis (MLN) artificial inoculation screening site in Naivasha, Kenya, will begin its phenotyping (screening/ indexing) cycle of 2019 at the beginning of January 2019 and in other four intervals throughout the year. Interested organizations from both the private and public sectors are invited to send maize germplasm for screening.
International coalition keeps devastating maize disease at bay, but risks still linger
Capacity development
Delegates review the third year’s progress of the MLN Diagnostics and Management Project.
CIMMYT drought tolerant maize: A key innovation for millions of farmers, says FAO
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Drought-tolerant (DT) maize was among 20 success stories featured at International Symposium on Agricultural Innovation for Family Farmers.
Let’s make hunger history
Innovations
Winner of the 2018 MAIZE-Asia Youth Innovators Award in the category of “Change Agent” shares her thoughts on tackling hunger.
CIMMYT laments the passing of Theodore Assimwe, Rwandan research pillar
He was a pillar of the Rwanda Agriculture Board (RAB), with a well-recognized research track record in maize, cassava, and sweet potato.
International research-for-development coalition against fall armyworm, the not-so-nice, very hungry caterpillar
Nutrition, health and food security