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Community-Driven Science Paves the Way for Sustainable Development
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionSource: Foodtank (16 Jun 2023)
In a new publication in Frontiers in Ecology, Sieg Snapp, Sustainable Agrifood Systems director, encourages researchers to generate findings and knowledge in collaboration with local communities to meet local needs and advance progress around the Sustainable Development Goals.
Alison Bentley announced as 2023 Borlaug CAST Communication Award recipient
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionThe annual award recognizes outstanding achievements and contributions by scientists, engineers, or other professionals in the agricultural, environmental, or food sectors to the advancement of science through communication in public policy fields.
Farmers on the Front Lines: Mexicoâs Cacao Crops Are Recovering Thanks to Women Like This
Capacity developmentSource: Global Citizen (21 Apr 2023)
CIMMYT gender research helps the Agrovita program, a collaboration between PepsiCo and Proforest, a UK-based agriculture non-profit, to design and promote gender sensitive training programs for smallholder cacao farmers in Tabasco and Chiapas, Mexico.
The status of women in agri-food systems
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionCIMMYTâs efforts to align with FAO recommendations to strengthen womenâs roles in food systems.
Graduate of CIMMYT/ICAR partnership honored by Indian government
Climate adaptation and mitigationHarisankar Nayakâs thesis honored at a ceremony hosted by Indiaâs Vice President
2023 Women In Triticum (WIT) Award Winners Announced
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionThe Borlaug Global Rust Initiative (BGRI) is pleased to announce the 2023 Jeanie Borlaug Laube Women in Triticum (WIT) Early Career and Mentor awardees, recognizing excellence in science and leadership for a wheat-secure future.
One year of Women in Crop Science at CIMMYT
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionFor its first birthday, a co-founder of the Women in Crop Science at CIMMYT, talks about their journey over the past year.
Growing stronger with every season
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionAt CIMMYT, our Women in Crop Science network is working to create a more inclusive internal and external environment. Hereâs a glimpse of a day in the life of our team.
Supporting the careers of women in science
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionIn an interview with Happy Makuru Daudi, she shares her career journey and why groundnut is a âwomanâs cropâ.
Solar powered dryers boost peanut production in Togo
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionThe introduction of new technology has enabled farmers in West Africa to improve the quality and minimize losses of a national staple.
On Africaâs farms, the forecast calls for adaptation and innovation
Climate adaptation and mitigationSource: Gates Notes (31 Jan 2023)
Bill Gates reflects on a recent visit to a Kenyan farm to see firsthand the results of work by CIMMYT and CGIAR.
How a new generation of women are changing wheat science
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionOver the past 12 years, the Jeanie Borlaug Laube Women in Triticum award has supported 66 early-career women scientists as they build a stronger, more inclusive community of wheat scholars fighting hunger worldwide.
In maize research, farmersâ priorities are our priorities
Climate adaptation and mitigationNew CIMMYT research sheds light on farmer maize preferences in Ethiopia and western Kenya.
Inspiring future generations of scientists
Climate adaptation and mitigationThe Global Food Security Forum for Young Scientists, hosted at Huazhong Agricultural University in China and virtually around the world, highlights cutting-edge agricultural research.
CIMMYT crop scientist shares strategies for decolonization
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionSieglinde Snapp has contributed her approaches to improving inclusivity in the biosciences.