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Connecting rural Nepalese farmers to the market through Interactive Voice Response (IVR) service
Innovations
Source: ComDev Asia (26 Nov 2023)
LIPS Zimbabwe empowering farmers through innovative intercropping trials
Climate adaptation and mitigation
LIPS Zimbabwe has been at the frontline of introducing innovations to farmers in Mutoko and Buhera by integrating intercropping trials.
Transformative UK-CGIAR Partnership Announced at the Global Food Summit 2023
Innovations
Source: Alliance Bioversity & CIAT (23 Nov 2023)
New partnership between the CGIAR and the British Government.
EU-funded project refurbishes Gwanda veterinary lab, boosting livestock disease control
Capacity development
Source: The Free Library (22 Nov 2023)
The LIPS-ZIM program to enhance livestock productivity and control diseases affecting smallholder farmers.
GenderUp: a conversational tool for achieving more inclusive impact from innovations
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Source: Gender Impact Platform (21 Nov 2023)
Response of African sorghum genotypes for drought tolerance under variable environments
Capacity development
Scientists revealed a vast diversity in the genetic resources of sorghum and provided a pathway for selecting promising genotypes for regions prone to drought in sub-Saharan Africa.
Boosting groundnut value chains
Innovations
A stakeholder meeting held with the aim of establishing a platform for dialogue among stakeholders involved in groundnut production and distribution laid the foundation for the development of groundnut farming in Tanzania.
Scientist emphasizes digital agro-advisories utilization
Capacity development
Source: The Horn (14 Nov 2023)
CIMMYT scientist, Kindie Tesfaye highlights the role of user-centric climate information services and advisories in empowering farmers.
Top food policy expert hails nation’s efforts to bolster its grain resilience
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Source: China Daily (15 Nov 2023)
CIMMYT Director General, Bram Govaerts, praises China’s substantial investment in science and technology for food security.
Celebrating collaboration in science
Innovations
China-CIMMYT alumni event in Beijing recognizes the impact of partnership.
Fall armyworm research, development and extension for horticulture
Capacity development
Teams from Queensland DAF, Agriculture Victoria and others joined B.M. Prasanna, CIMMYT’s Maize Program Director, to discuss fall armyworm management and explore future collaboration on plant health.
Bringing Space to Place: Transforming African Agriculture with Better SOILS
Capacity development
Source: IFDC (5 Nov 2023)
EU-funded project refurbishes Gwanda veterinary lab, boosting livestock disease control
Environmental health and biodiversity
Source: CITE (3 Nov 2023)
CIMMYT collaborates to enhance disease control for livestock, assisting smallholder farmers.
The need to consider biological actors as an influence when studying market agencies
Environmental health and biodiversity
