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What farmers want
In demonstration plots in Kenya, smallholder farmers evaluate and rank maize varieties according to their preferred traits — a feedback that is crucial to CIMMYT’s maize breeding work.
Top scientists from CGIAR to present latest research at International Wheat Congress in Canada
More than 800 global experts will gather in Saskatoon to strategize on ways to meet projected nutritional needs of 60% more people by 2050.
Ensuring food security for a growing planet
Rising populations will squeeze food systems worldwide. Science and partnerships can help.
Ethiopian farmers weatherproof their livelihoods
Farmers boost their climate resilience and make money as they phase out a 25-year-old maize variety and replace it with drought-tolerant BH661 seeds.
Bill Gates highlights impact of CIMMYT’s drought-tolerant maize
In a blog post and video, Gates highlights the “essential” role of CIMMYT and other CGIAR research centers in “feeding our future.”
Experimental stations in Mexico improve global agriculture
CIMMYT’s five agricultural research stations in Mexico are instrumental for researchers’ work to develop innovative crops and sustainable farming systems worldwide.
Past CIMMYT economist Derek Byerlee awarded high honor by Australia
Byerlee named Officer of the Order of Australia for his distinguished service to sustainable development, poverty reduction, and food security.
Reconciling food security, resource depletion and environmental quality trade-offs in India
Policies and technologies key to sustainable development in India’s breadbasket.
Consolidating gains made and options that address fall armyworm
Source: Kenya News Agency (27 Jun 2019)
CIMMYT’s Stephen Mugo suggests early planting, intercropping and other methods.
Call for Nominees for the 2019 Maize Youth Innovators Awards – Latin America
Open to young women and men under 35 who are implementing innovations in Latin American maize-based agri-food systems.
Honoring the life and legacy of Fred Palmer
Palmer made key contributions in applied science to fight hunger and improve livelihoods in the 20th Century.
Modern wheat breeding benefits high- and low-input farmers, study shows
Study results underscore the value of CIMMYT’s breeding programs.
The case for rushing farmer access to BARI Gom 33
Researchers urge donor agencies to support the dissemination of new blast-resistant, biofortified wheat in Bangladesh.
Farmers must change to feed world up to 2050
Source: Physics World (25 Jun 2019)
A CGIAR and CIMMYT study suggests that some countries and crops are more vulnerable to the effects of climate change than others.
