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Charting a new course in agriculture: NARC-CIMMYT synergy in Nepal
InnovationsNARC and CIMMYT prioritize food security and technology adoption to transform agriculture in Nepal.
Nepal and CIMMYT forge decade-long partnership to advance agricultural science
Capacity developmentSource: Khabarhub (10 Dec 2023)
Nepal and CIMMYT sign 10-year pact to improve agriculture, focusing on improved production and markets.
Viewpoint: Hunger crisis — The number of countries unable to feed their populations has soared 400% since 2000. Here’s why crop biotechnology is a key solution
InnovationsSource: Genetic Literacy Project (11 Dec 2023)
Biodiversity-smart agriculture – the role of labour requirements
Climate adaptation and mitigationDiscovering the potential of multispectral UAV and satellite sensors in detecting wheat rust in Ethiopia
Environmental health and biodiversitySensor technology is an efficient mitigator of crop epidemic and global food security risks.
How K-State research feeds the world
Climate adaptation and mitigationSource: Seek Research Magazine ()
CIMMYT collaborates with Jared Crain, former director of the Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Applied Wheat Genomics.
Early maturity products popular among farmers in Kenya
InnovationsKenyan farmers’ preference for early-maturing seed underscores the importance of sales data for informed breeding decisions.
Wheat DEWAS to expand its wheat pathogen surveillance system project to East Africa, South Asia
Climate adaptation and mitigationSource: Farmers Review Africa (2 Nov 2023)
Millers in Nigeria laud the release to farmers of co-developed, CIMMYT-derived wheat varieties
Climate adaptation and mitigationWheat yield and adaptation demonstrate the power of collaborative research, miller group spokesperson said.
Gov. Little’s Mexico trade mission strengthens trade opportunities for Idaho businesses
InnovationsSource: Office of the Governor (1 Dec 2023)
Sequestering carbon in soils: what agriculture can do
Climate adaptation and mitigationSource: Cirad (1 Nov 2023)
CIMMYT studying sustainable strategies and soil carbon stocks.
Ten years later: CIMMYT facilities in East Africa continue to make a difference
Climate adaptation and mitigationA decade of maize impact, celebrating 10 years of success with CIMMYT’s maize DH and MLN screening facilities.
Scaling up health diet seed kits in Zanzibar
Capacity developmentHealth diet seed kits are enhancing food and nutrition security in Zanzibar.
Connecting rural Nepalese farmers to the market through Interactive Voice Response (IVR) service
InnovationsSource: ComDev Asia (26 Nov 2023)