Scientists find novel way to combine two species of grass-like plants including banana, rice and wheat, that allows disease resistance and other beneficial characteristics to be added to the plants.
Service providers offering mechanized services in Masvingo District, southern Zimbabwe realize quick gains in early months of the pilot.
A day in the life of a farmer in India’s Odisha state, part of tribal community that has long lived off the land.Â
Successful establishment of an agricultural machinery workshop in Meki signals a boost for private sector-driven mechanization in Ethiopia.
Researchers, extension services, partners and policymakers can better support feminization of agriculture processes in the Indo-Gangetic Plains through improved research and recommendations.
In India’s state of Odisha, maize farming is lifting up the socioeconomic status of women.
A ten-year partnership led by CIMMYT and IITA tackles climate-induced risks in maize production, developing and deploying new climate-adaptive varieties benefiting over 8 million households in sub-Saharan Africa.
The head of the Maize Germplasm Bank, who retired in September, modernized the bank’s data curation and promoted outreach to maize landrace farming communities in the Americas.
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Study explores how gender norms and intra-household dynamics shape women’s demand articulation for labor-saving technologies.
Drip irrigation technologies are conserving resources and improving farmer resilience in eastern Zimbabwe.
A growing number of smallholders in southern Zimbabwe adopt provitamin-A maize after collective learning and knowledge transfer initiative.
Mother-trial farmers in Zimbabwe’s Mwenezi district share their experiences, lessons and successes in adopting climate-resilient practices.
Inclusive seed business model empowers women from marginalized communities in Nepal.
Women in Odisha, India, successfully shoulder responsibility in leading their families through the COVID-19 crisis.