Capacity development
CIMMYT training courses play a critical role in helping international researchers meet national food security and resource conservation goals. By sharing knowledge to build communities of agricultural knowledge in less developed countries, CIMMYT empowers researchers to aid farmers. In turn, these farmers help ensure sustainable food security. In contrast to formal academic training in plant breeding and agronomy, CIMMYT training activities are hands-on and highly specialized. Trainees from Africa, Asia and Latin America benefit from the data assembled and handled in a global research program. Alumni of CIMMYT courses often become a significant force for agricultural change in their countries.
New tools guide interventions against acid soils in Africa using lime
Capacity development
Experts are developing data and dashboards to advise policymakers about the cost and feasibility of liming to increase maize productivity.
What it takes to bring the best seed to farmers
Capacity development
CIMMYTās board witnesses the results of impactful research and market partnerships in Kenya.
Winners of 2019 MAIZE Youth Innovators Awards – Latin America announced
Capacity development
Seven young farmers, researchers and activists are advancing change, innovation and research in their communities.
Ethiopian maize breeders will directly apply knowledge gained from training
Capacity development
STMA project training focused on latest developments in maize research and data collection.
CIMMYT and Indonesia’s agricultural research agency renew collaboration
Capacity development
The Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and Development (IAARD) signed a memorandum of understanding with CIMMYT to reaffirm their research partnership for maize and wheat improvement.
From tinkering mechanic to manufacturing genius
Capacity development
Source: Dhaka Tribune (17 Aug 2019)
USAID-funded CIMMYT and iDE project helped young mechanic develop the market for his locally-manufactured machines.
Global group of journalists find wheat research, comradery in Canada
Capacity development
WHEAT media sponsorship connects scientists and reporters at International Wheat Congress.
Cornell University appoints Bram Govaerts as Andrew D. White Professor-at-Large
Capacity development
This distinction acknowledges work that has had great international impact in the sciences and other fields.
New association formed to support smallholder native maize farmers in Mexico
Capacity development
ProMaĆz Nativo will promote small-scale landrace maize farmers through certification and fair market access.
Experimental stations in Mexico improve global agriculture
Capacity development
CIMMYTās five agricultural research stations in Mexico are instrumental for researchersā work to develop innovative crops and sustainable farming systems worldwide.
Honoring the life and legacy of Fred Palmer
Capacity development
Palmer made key contributions in applied science to fight hunger and improve livelihoods in the 20th Century.
Scaling farming innovations: what, why and how
Capacity development
A group from Chiapas gets frameworks and tools to make innovations sustainable.
Fact sheet debunking labor and mechanization myths presented in Zimbabwe
Capacity development
Research shows African farming households are far more dependent on hire labor markets, and much more inclined to hire mechanization services, than previously thought.
