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Environmental health and biodiversity
Features

The use of corn husk as veneer has helped a town to preserve maize biodiversity, protect the environment and reduce migration.

Capacity development
In the media

Source: The Manila Times (26 May 2020)

Mexican designer Fernando Laposse partnered with CIMMYT and works with a village of Mixtec farmers to transform unused maize husks into furniture.

Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Publications

Adoption of mini-tiller is significantly lower in female-headed households, CIMMYT researchers find.

Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
News

The number of the world’s hungry could double and trade restrictions will harm food importing nations, experts say.

Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Blogs

The Scaling Up community of practice discusses challenges and opportunities for an improved “new normal” for agriculture, research and development.

Capacity development
Features

Small-scale agricultural mechanization service provision model supports women’s empowerment in the Ethiopian agriculture sector.

Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Features

Our climate change-ravaged food systems cannot wait for the gradual progress of gender quality.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
Features

Women in Malawi are inspiring the next generation of smallholder farmers to adopt climate-smart technologies.

Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Features

Experts note that policies alone are not enough — they need to go hand in hand with strong initiatives to make agriculture a safer, more equal and respectful space for both women and men.

Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Blogs

Is it up to the village men? Or women, too?

Capacity development
News

Women in West Bengal form farmer groups and cooperatives drawing on sustainable agricultural practices from CIMMYT’s SRFSI project.

Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Videos

CIMMYT scientists and leaders join the International Day of Women and Girls in Science social media buzz and share stories about what inspired their careers.

Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Features

CIMMYT researcher explores the ways in which gender norms influence agricultural innovation around the world.

Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
News

Seed systems play a major role in Africa’s agricultural transformation — but are they gender-friendly?

Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Features

Digital seed information system will connect farmers to information and seed suppliers.