seed sector development

CGIAR Accelerated Breeding representative

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Senior Scientist -Breeding Optimization Specialist - Eastern and Southern Africa
Blogs

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Inaugural Rwanda National Seed Congress paves the way for sustainable seed industry growth.

Assistant Research Associate - Plant Breeding
News

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A project run by CIMMYT is giving farmers access to demos, field days and seed fairs to improve their understanding of good agronomic practices and improved seed varieties.

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Agricultural Development Officer
Explainers

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Discover how CIMMYT scientists support getting new improved seeds to farmers fields, faster.

Features

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Efforts to support inclusive and equitable access to seeds by farmers should recognize the different seed systems and the complementarity of formal and informal seed systems.

Features

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Fostering private sector engagement to develop and scale locally-produced hybrids seeds in Nepal.

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CIMMYT’s tried and tested approaches in varietal turnover and decades of experience in strengthening maize and wheat seed systems have a lot to contribute to CGIAR’s plan of building robust food systems by 2030.

Scientist - Maize Breeding and Seed Systems
News

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Ugandan seed enterprise showcases the performance of stress-resilient maize varieties and engages agro-dealers as last mile seed merchants.

Senior Scientist, Maize Germplasm Bank Curator and Seed Systems Specialist