Poverty reduction, livelihoods and jobs

Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
In the media

Source: The Kathmandu Post (25 Sep 2023)

The International Water Management Institute and CIMMYT conducted research on Sustainable Intensification of Mixed Farming Systems (SI-MFS), including innovations in six potential areas that are urgently needed to transform agricultural practices.

Environmental health and biodiversity
In the media

Source: AgriLink (31 Mar 2023)

The fodder chopper implemented by CIMMYT has been a game-changer for female farmers and wider rural economies in Bangladesh.

Innovations

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Climate adaptation and mitigation
In the media

Source: NewsDay (7 Sep 2023)

CIMMYT in partnership with various research institutions, seeks to increase livestock production and productivity by farmers through the Livestock Production Systems in Zimbabwe (LIPS-Zim) project.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Blogs

Supporting a gradual, step-wise adoption of conservation agriculture — along with livestock and residue management, use of new crops and improved varieties, and appropriate mechanization — appears promising.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
Blogs

The Mexican government-supported research-for-rural development initiative MasAgro has raised maize and wheat yields and farm profitability while mitigating farmers’ risk and agriculture’s ecological and climate impacts.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
Innovations
Publications

In a recent report, CIMMYT scientists examine trade-offs between labor and biodiversity.

Innovations
In the media

Source: The Indian Express (13 Jun 2023)

CIMMYT contributed to India’s agricultural development during the 1950s and 1960s. A brief history of this involvement – through the Green Revolution – is useful to understand CIMMYT’s journey of strengthening global partnerships.

Capacity development
Features

The delivery of row seeders from India to Benin demonstrates a new path to sustainable South-South business relationships.

Capacity development
In the media

Source: 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.

Climate adaptation and mitigation