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New high-yielding maize aids smallholder farmers, helps hungry in drought-hit Africa
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Bigger and healthier maize is helping counter the effects of severe drought caused by the warming effects of an El Nino weather system.
New generation of hunger fighters needed, says Julie Borlaug at CIMMYT 50th anniversary
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Encourage youth willing to become “hunger fighters” to take up the challenges of farming despite erratic weather caused by climate change, drought, dwindling water supplies and nutrient-depleted soil.
A Chat With: DuPont Pioneer president points to technology to boost yields
Capacity development
Data and predictive analytics can help seeds reach their full yield by providing farmers with information and management advice, said DuPont Pioneer President Peter Shickler.
New Publications: Will we be able to do enough to mitigate agriculture’s impact on global warming?
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Agricultural mitigation strategies likely to fall short of recommended temperature caps for global warming.
New Publications: Research sheds light on climate and yield risk in South Asia
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Research highlights important risks to farmers’ yields in Pakistan due to climate change.
A Chat With: Mark Lynas – sustainable agriculture key to food security amid climate change
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Sustainable agricultural practices are key to feeding the global population in the face of climate change said Environmentalist Mark Lynas.
A Chat With: U.S. nutritionist Julie Miller Jones speaks out about GE crops
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Leading nutritionist sets out to educate the general public on the benefits of genetically modified crops.
Expanding for faster and wider deployment of heat-tolerant hybrids in South Asia
Climate adaptation and mitigation
HTMA’s annual review and planning meeting was held in Kathmandu, Nepal, on 25-26 July 2016.
Drought-tolerant maize a boon to farmers in Zambia hit by El Niño
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Drought-related challenges in Africa call for proactive interventions rather than reactive ones.
Emergency seed project brings relief to drought-affected farmers in Ethiopia
Climate adaptation and mitigation
As Ethiopia struggles with its worst drought in 50 years, farmers pin their hopes on seed delivered through emergency seed projects.
Education, supportive policies key to making biotechnology work for Africa
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Increasing public understanding and creating supportive policies key recommendations at a session on boosting Africa’s use of biotechnology.
New multi-crop zero-till planter boosts yields and farming efficiency in Pakistan
Capacity development
A new planter that promotes dry seeding of rice, saves water and increases planting efficiency is being used increasingly in Pakistan’s Punjab Province.
Building a sustainable future: A history of conservation agriculture in southern Africa
Capacity development
Since 2004, conservation agriculture has helped farmers in southern Africa maintain and boost yields, protect the environment and increase profits.
Bhutan and Bangladesh join forces to combat threat of rust diseases
Capacity development
For the first time, Bhutan and Bangladesh are collaborating on evaluating Bangladeshi wheat lines for resistance to yellow and leaf rusts.
Action needed to adapt maize breeding to climate change, report shows
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Breeding and seed systems must immediately adapt to changing climates if major loss of maize yields is to be avoided, a new report shows.
