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Obstacles to gender-smart fertilizer use hurt livelihoods, scientists say
Compiling gender-inclusive data could help scientists understand how to help improve...
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion, Poverty reduction, livelihoods and jobs Despite hardships, women running own households provide model of empowerment and...
GENNOVATE research reveals communities with numerous women-headed households record high levels...
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion Small machinery provides affordable options for women farmers in Nepal
Small-scale mechanization is becoming more important on farms in Nepal as...
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion Q+A: Scientist Thokozile Ndhlela inspires girls in Africa to embrace agriculture...
CIMMYT maize breeder Thokozile Ndhlela interviewed on career and inspiring girls...
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion Weeding out the losses: Striga challenges in Kenya
The Striga weed is one of the leading causes of crop...
Capacity development, Innovations Food security requires acceleration of advanced science, not just “feeding,” CIMMYT...
The agriculture for development sector must begin “nourishing” families with nutrition-sensitive...
Innovations, Nutrition, health and food security 
CIMMYT Participates in the Sixth African Green Revolution Forum
CIMMYT joined 1,700 delegates from around the globe who participated in...
Nutrition, health and food security Gene bank crowdfunding campaign gains traction with commercial seed industry
A pledge of $10,000 by international plant breeding company KWS has...
Innovations New generation of hunger fighters needed, says Julie Borlaug at CIMMYT...
Encourage youth willing to become “hunger fighters” to take up the...
Climate adaptation and mitigation, Nutrition, health and food security Building Zambia’s drought-tolerant maize business
Drought tolerant maize can reduce risks for farmers and allow for...
Nutrition, health and food security Building a sustainable future: A history of conservation agriculture in southern...
Since 2004, conservation agriculture has helped farmers in southern Africa maintain...
Capacity development, Climate adaptation and mitigation, Maize: From Mexico to the world
For Mexicans, the “children of corn,” maize is entwined in life,...
Climate adaptation and mitigation, Nutrition, health and food security Helping Nepalese farmers adapt to climate change
Cornell University's Linda McCandless describes some of the agricultural challenges Nepalese...
Climate adaptation and mitigation A woman for wheat: Maricelis Acevedo takes on new role
Maricelis Acevedo, newly appointed associate director for science for the Delivering...
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion