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The work of laureate Simon N. Groot has helped smallholder farmers to enhance vegetable production and has improved the diets of millions.

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STMA project training focused on latest developments in maize research and data collection.

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Halfway into Nepal’s 12-year plan to boost seed systems, partners review progress and plan the best way to meet targets.

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How can space technology help improve maize and wheat production? CIMMYT joined a group of international data users in a recent project to find out.

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Researchers are using data and tools to produce information that can help farmers, research institutions and governments take better decisions on agronomic practices and investments.

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How important is farming relative to non-farm activities for the income of young rural Africans?

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In 2017, CIMMYT sent 150 tons of new and improved maize seed to the Caribbean nation to jump-start its maize seed sector, improve food security and decrease malnutrition.

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The maps include information on soil PH, organic matter, total nitrogen, clay content and boron content.

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The initiative will serve to develop comprehensive soil information at scale for the states of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar and Odisha

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CIMMYT economist Jason Donovan discusses the role of seed companies and food markets.

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More than 200 scientists have increased their capacity at these annual trainings since CIMMYT started organizing them ten years ago.

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CIMMYT has been researching the use of mobile apps to provide site-specific agronomic advice to farmers.

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The seed varieties stored in the CIMMYT germplasm bank were of vital importance in efforts to restore food security in the aftermath of Hurricane Stan.