3+ day, 13+ hour ago  (506+ words) Nairobi, Kenya " The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and CIMMYT, with funding support from the Novo Nordisk Foundation, have launched a landmark research initiative to dramatically shorten the time required to develop climate-resilient and market-preferred crop…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago  (734+ words) It's easy to forget. Most of us think that the food we eat is a "natural" product of the earth that has always looked and tasted this way. The truth is far more dramatic: If it weren't for plant breeders,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (323+ words) GWHA is designed to move resistance more efficiently from research into breeding pipelines and, ultimately, into farmers" fields. Field testing sites in Kenya, Mexico, Bolivia, Bangladesh, and Ethiopia will evaluate thousands of wheat lines under high disease pressure, while research…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (545+ words) Over three days, experts, policymakers, and representatives from the global agricultural sector convened at CIMMYT headquarters for the launch of Hy Bread and the Global Wheat Health Alliance, an initiative aimed at redefining wheat's role in food systems increasingly exposed…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (693+ words) Nairobi, Kenya, March 2026 " How do you design crop varieties that farmers will adopt and markets will reward? CGIAR has received a grant from the Gates Foundation to design and develop varieties for 12 priority crops "the next generation of high-impact, in-demand…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago  (302+ words) From potential to pipelines The results of that prioritization are significant. All seven selected crops outperform common reference crops on multiple nutritional dimensions, including protein, calcium, iron, zinc, folate, and vitamin A, while demonstrating above-average tolerance to drought and heat…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (254+ words) Rising agricultural input costs are reshaping how food is produced. While the effects are not always immediately visible, they ultimately ripple across the entire agrifood chain. Beyond the pressure on producers, this situation exposes a structural vulnerability: the dependence of…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (422+ words) Mechanization as a service A central feature of the awareness meetings is the introduction of the mechanization service provision model. Through machinery demonstrations and discussions, the CIMMYT team demonstrates how farmers can use the machinery and provide information on how…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (370+ words) As production volumes increased, sometimes reaching two truckloads per season, the farmers recognized the need for stronger coordination. Members began contributing toward transport costs and lending'small amounts'to one another at an interest rate of ten percent, gradually building group savings....

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (517+ words) Africa's agricultural future hinges on a simple but powerful input: seed. As climate pressures intensify and global food demand rises, resilient seed systems are becoming the cornerstone of sustainable growth. At the 26th Annual Congress of the African Seed Trade Association…...