Advisory services boost bean farming in Malawi
The AID-I program boosts bean farming in Malawi by connecting farmers to markets, improving yields and incomes, and enhancing resilience and food security
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Sowing a Seed of Hope: Transforming Lives through Mixed Farming in Nepal
In Nepal, CIMMYT’s Mixed Farming Initiative transforms traditional farming into sustainable, resilient systems for marginalized communities
Sustaining Health and Soil: Sundhani Tharu’s 4Rs Approach to Farming
Sundhani Tharu, a farmer from Nepal, is transforming her community through sustainable farming practices, blending tradition with innovation to nurture healthier soils, crops, and lives
Empowering women in Zanzibar: the transformative impact of amaranth farming
Training on agricultural practices for alternative crops is expanding farming opportunities for women, securing nutrition and financial security for their families and communities
Sow, grow, and thrive: a pathway to improve cassava farming in Zambia
SIFAZ is shifting farmer mindsets towards promoting sustainable practices that not only improve cassava yields but minimize physical labor.
New generation of farmers lead the way in making farming more productive and profitable
Smallholder farmers increasingly benefit as the younger generation adopts mechanization and sustainable agri-technologies.
Mexican farming can transition to be more resilient with technology
The Global Farmer Network share their perspective on the challenges facing farmers and global food security.
Who does what in maize farming in Kenya?
Study deepens the understanding of women’s and men’s roles in maize plot management to guide gender-responsive maize breeding and seed system interventions.
Jamal conquered his dreams through maize farming
A new video dramatizes the human stakes of the battle against fall armyworm and shows how techniques developed by CIMMYT and partners are helping farmers beat the pest.
Climate-smart agriculture: A winning strategy for farming families in El Niño seasons
A recent study from the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) shows that conservation agriculture and other climate-smart technologies are increasing yields and farmer resilience amidst drought episodes in southern Africa.
Embracing change: How family farmers can face the future
CABI’s CEO Trevor Nicholls and CIMMYT’s Director General Martin Kropff analyze the challenges and opportunities for family farmers in the next decade.
Six investments to help family farmers thrive in the next decade
CIMMYT’s director general and CABI’s CEO propose six ways to support family farmers.
The feminizing face of wheat farming in South Asia
In wheat systems throughout South Asia, the gender myth that “wheat is a man’s crop” is still pervasive. To debunk this myth, the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) is combatting stereotypical norms of women in agriculture through GENNOVATE, a project carried out by 11 CGIAR Research Programs. Led by CIMMYT, this global comparative […]
Breaking Ground: Leonard Rusinamhodzi on innovating farming systems for climate change
Leonard Rusinamhodzi works with African farmers to innovate farming systems in the face of climate change.
Helping farming families thrive while fighting climate change in Mexico
Women and youth help lead efforts to adopt climate-friendly farming and safeguard indigenous maize yields.