farmers

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AVISA Farmers’ Hub initiative aims to empower local farmers, enhancing food security and agricultural development in North Central Nigeria.

Features

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Smallholder farmers increasingly benefit as the younger generation adopts mechanization and sustainable agri-technologies.

Features

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Ravi Ranjan took to farming after the death of his grandfather and, despite his initial apprehension about working in agriculture, has never looked back.

Features

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For World Food Day, discover how CIMMYT is improving food security, livelihoods and nutrition in South Asia, with support from ACIAR.

News

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The Global Farmer Network share their perspective on the challenges facing farmers and global food security.

Blogs

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Features

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At global climate summit, CIMMYT scientists share adaptation and mitigation solutions for farmers, and call for increased funding for agricultural research.

Videos

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Half a century earlier, scientists collected and preserved samples of maize landraces in Morelos, Mexico. Now, descendants of those farmers were able to get back their ancestral maize seeds and, with them, a piece of their family history.

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CIMMYT’s director general and CABI’s CEO propose six ways to support family farmers.

News

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CIMMYT was invited to discuss the findings of the EAT-Lancet Commission report and its implications for Mexico.

Features

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Climate is the most important challenge farmers face, because “they’re just influenced by it and there is little that they can do,” explains Luisa Volpe of the World Farmers Organization.