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Maize has emerged as one of the most important crops in Asia, driving food, feed, and industrial uses. At the same time, extreme weather, transboundary diseases and pests, resource constraints and market volatility are placing higher demands on stable maize supply and sustainable development in Asia. The future of maize sector in Asia will depend in...


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A display which brings knowledge, diversity and indigenous crops under one roof, to celebrate and strengthen local food systems (CIMMYT)

Seeds have always told the story of a people, and this is particularly true in Mbire, Zimbabwe. They carry more than the promise of a harvest. Seed holds memories of past seasons, and knowledge passed down from one generation to the...


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At CIMMYT’s Sanjaya Rajaram Experimental Station in Toluca, advances in genomics, accelerated breeding, disease resistance, physiology and agronomy are helping scientists anticipate emerging threats and develop solutions for wheat farmers in Mexico and around the world.

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Wheat production faces increasingly complex pressures. Diseases continue to evolve, ...


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Wheat breeders from Ethiopia, Kenya, Malawi and Zimbabwe gathered in Addis Ababa for CIMMYT’s second Global Wheat Program Community of Practice (CoP), strengthening regional collaboration and building capacity to use modern breeding tools to address shared challenges.

For Dr. Shitaye Home, Plant Breeder and Senior Researcher from EIAR-Ethiopia, and Masawi Jairos, Whe...


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SIFAZ farmer proud of her harvest (Credit: CIMMYT)

 Over several decades, and more so in the last three decades, government departments, universities, think tanks, development partners and research organizations, including CIMMYT, have generated a substantial body of research evidence on agricultural production, seed systems, markets, climate resilience and food security. The...


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