farmers
Mexican farming can transition to be more resilient with technology
The Global Farmer Network share their perspective on the challenges facing farmers and global food security.
Science, technology and farmers, the three pillars of CIMMYT at COP26
At global climate summit, CIMMYT scientists share adaptation and mitigation solutions for farmers, and call for increased funding for agricultural research.
Bringing landraces back home, 50 years later
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.
Six investments to help family farmers thrive in the next decade
CIMMYT’s director general and CABI’s CEO propose six ways to support family farmers.
Farmers key to realizing EAT-Lancet report recommendations in Mexico, CIMMYT highlights
CIMMYT was invited to discuss the findings of the EAT-Lancet Commission report and its implications for Mexico.
Farmers cite climate change as biggest challenge, says World Farmers Organization at COP24 talks
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.
