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Strengthening partnerships with government and private sector in Malawi
CIMMYT-led event bringing private sector and government together is a success story of the power of collaboration.
China, Pakistan launched joint wheat breeding lab
Source: Gwadar Pro (7 Mar 2023)
A joint lab for molecular breeding wheat research launches, with investment from China, Pakistan and CIMMYT.
Market Intelligence Briefs – a new publication series to inform crop-breeding decisions
The CGIAR Initiative on Market Intelligence releases two reports on a framework for informing crop breeding and future market segments for hybrid maize.
Staple commodities: Country can save $1.3bn annually by developing efficient storage system
Source: Business Recorder (2 Feb 2023)
The development of hermetic storage technology can help farmers in Pakistan to protect their crops post-harvest and pass on financial savings to consumers.
Latin American female scientists collaborate on CIMMYT-supported TechMaiz project
Women researchers from Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala and Peru work alongside each other on innovative project and build bonds in the hope of completing future projects.
Scaling Scan website launched
New website offers one stop shop for scaling agricultural innovations.
Farmers in Zimbabwe embrace agroecology
In the Mbire and Murehwa districts of Zimbabwe, smallholder farmers are being introduced to agroecology interventions as part of a CGIAR Initiative.
Building capacities in genetic resources and seed production strengthens collaboration ties between Guatemala and CIMMYT
More than 20 participants attended the genetic resources and seed production courses delivered by CIMMYT scientists in Antigua, Guatemala.
Indian scientists visit CIMMYT TĂĽrkiye facility for wheat improvement systems
Identifying opportunities for collaboration and information sharing between agricultural scientists in India and TĂĽrkiye.
Groundnut ESA crop improvement network sets regional and country level priorities
Significant discoveries have been made for the potential improvement of production of groundnut in sub-Saharan Africa.
Partnership approach to maize development praised in new study
Maize varieties with connections to CGIAR germplasm account for 34% of the total maize area in 2015 in 18 sub-Saharan African countries, discover researchers.
Shared priorities and plans for partnership
Director General’s visit to Ethiopia consolidates existing partnerships and finds new opportunities for collaboration.
From silver bullets to transition science in the CGIAR: reflections on the scalingXchange Call to Action
Recent shifts in how scaling is approached have helped alter attitudes toward how change happens, and we are now approaching a tipping point for doing scaling better.
From seed to feed
CIMMYT experts share latest updates in efforts to achieve feed self-sufficiency and more sustainable agrifood systems in Nepal.
CIMMYT and China: A successful partnership since 1974
The CIMMYT–China collaboration over four decades has added some 10.7 million additional tons of wheat to China’s national wheat output.
