climate resilience
Starting with Seeds
Climate adaptation and mitigation
CIMMYT and partners in sub-Saharan Africa work with seed companies to invest in deployment of climate-resilient and nutritionally enriched maize seed.
3 climate-resilient food solutions for smallholder farmers
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Source: Green Biz (10 Sep 2020)
CIMMYT’s drought-tolerant maize is boosting farmers’ yields and incomes, directly improving millions of lives.
Floods highlight importance of food security
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Source: China Daily (22 Jul 2020)
CIMMYT-developed drought-and high temperature-tolerant maize varieties help strengthen resilience to weather extremes in China.
B.M. Prasanna
Managing Director, Borlaug Institute for South Asia (BISA); CIMMYT Distinguished Scientist & Regional Director for Asia