smallholders
Buying into new seed
Climate adaptation and mitigation
A mock shop helps researchers understand how Kenyan farmers choose maize seed when their preferred varieties are out of stock.
Grupo Bimbo impulsa agricultura regenerativa de maíz y trigo
Capacity development
Source: Milenio (29 Mar 2021)
Through the Sustainable Wheat and Sustainable Maize projects, Bimbo strives to ensure the sustainability of Mexico’s agricultural sector, benefitting over 940 smallholder farmers through yield enhancement and cost reduction strategies.
Out with the old, in with the new
Innovations
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.
Q&A: A decade of improved and climate-smart maize through collaborative research and innovation
Climate adaptation and mitigation
A ten-year partnership led by CIMMYT and IITA tackles climate-induced risks in maize production, developing and deploying new climate-adaptive varieties benefiting over 8 million households in sub-Saharan Africa.
Jamal conquered his dreams through maize farming
Capacity development
A new video dramatizes the human stakes of the battle against fall armyworm and shows how techniques developed by CIMMYT and partners are helping farmers beat the pest.
Supporting smallholder farmers to better combat drought
Climate adaptation and mitigation
CSISA project suggests pathways to remove barriers inhibiting full use of groundwater irrigation infrastructure in Nepal’s Terai region.
In the best possible taste
Nutrition, health and food security
Researchers in Kenya and Uganda are incorporating sensory preferences like taste, smell or texture into maize breeding.
Out of the classroom and into the field
Capacity development
Malawian smallholders tackle challenges together using the farmer field school approach.
A less risky business
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Through new project, tools and insurance services will help small farmers in eastern Africa reduce investment risks and losses related to climate.
For a food system at risk, women are key yet often overlooked
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Our climate change-ravaged food systems cannot wait for the gradual progress of gender quality.
Equal and climate-smart
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Women in Malawi are inspiring the next generation of smallholder farmers to adopt climate-smart technologies.
Pulses, cobs and a healthy soil prove the success of a rural innovator
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Long-term research on climate-smart agriculture in Malawi has improved the productivity, resilience and prospects of Mary Twaya, a single mother of three.
Embracing change: How family farmers can face the future
Nutrition, health and food security
CABI’s CEO Trevor Nicholls and CIMMYT’s Director General Martin Kropff analyze the challenges and opportunities for family farmers in the next decade.
Study proposes alternative to conventional technology adoption research in smallholder agriculture
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
An alternative conceptual framework uses a process-oriented approach to understand technological change that focuses more on the agency of different social actors in the agricultural system.
Six investments to help family farmers thrive in the next decade
Nutrition, health and food security
CIMMYT’s director general and CABI’s CEO propose six ways to support family farmers.