climate-smart agriculture
A journey through Bangladesh’s ground-breaking agricultural practices
Capacity developmentIn a visit by USAID and CIMMYT, cutting-edge agricultural approaches in Bangladesh highlighted the power of combining technological innovations, climate-focused practices, and community power.
CIMMYT joins global efforts to curb greenhouse emissions and strengthen food systems
Climate adaptation and mitigationCIMMYT promoted ways to lessen climate shocks, especially for smallholder farmers who inordinately suffer the effects of climate change, including rising temperatures and extended droughts.
Strengthening resilience in Mutoko farmers through agroecological research
Capacity developmentA workshop to help tackle climate challenges faced by Mutoko farmers generated significant interest among farmers and stakeholders to work towards sustainable approaches.
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.
Transforming rural agriculture with improved seed and mechanization
Capacity developmentAttended by over 1,300 smallholder farmers, the fourth edition of the CIMMYT seed and mechanization fairs held in Mwenezi and Masvingo districts linked farmers with private sector companies.
Delivering the best seeds to farmers in Zambia
Capacity developmentA seed fair in Zambia brings together farmers to explore climate-smart seed systems.
CGIAR Initiative on Diversification in East and Southern Africa
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionResilience Building through agroecological intensification in Zimbabwe (RAIZ)
Climate adaptation and mitigationCIMMYT announces 2030 Strategy
InnovationsCIMMYT recognizes all organizations with a mandate to contribute to the development sector must consider transformations in the underlying systems to create sustainable and equitable interventions.
Technology can boost farming in Africa, but it can also threaten biodiversity – how to balance the two
Environmental health and biodiversitySource: The Conversation (14 Jul 2023)
CIMMYT researcher, Frédéric Baudron and researchers in economics, agronomy and ecology emphasise the importance of biodiversity-smart agricultural strategies in Africa.
Hot, dry climates call for resilient, high-performing wheat varieties
Climate adaptation and mitigationNew breeding science can fortify wheat against the onslaught of hotter weather, increasing droughts, and evolving and spreading pests and diseases.
Global science partnership promotes climate-smart pathways to address food security and climate crisis
Climate adaptation and mitigationAs rising temperatures and water scarcities threaten food production and affecting global food security and livelihoods since last century, leading research organizations have joined efforts around solutions that can also benefit climate-threatened, staple food farming in Africa, Asia, and Latin America and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture.