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CIMMYT maize lines CML616A to CML647A have diverse trait combinations and are suitable for tropical/subtropical maize production environments.

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Financially-accessible mechanization options are reducing labor and providing further job opportunities for smallholders in Zimbabwe.

Experts gathered at the FAO Science and Innovation Forum to drive forward research partnerships to curb crop loss due to pests and diseases through efficient global sharing of data.

Excelsior Correspondent JAMMU, Oct 16: Three days international conference on “Sustainable Agricultural Innovations for Resilient Agri-Food Systems” concluded today at Sher-e- Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, Jammu The conference was organized by Indian Ecological Society in collaboration with SKUAST Jammu. Prof J P Sharma, Vice-Chancellor, SKUAST-Jammu and chief guest of the valedictory session expressed his satisfaction on the successful completion of the three- ...

Insights from the CGIAR Plant Health Initiative reached new audiences at the first ever International Plant Health Conference.

Nteranya Sanginga, Director General, IITA On the occasion of World Environment Day, 5 June 2021, drawing from IPS’s bank of features and opinion editorials published this year, we are re-publishing one article a day, for the next two weeks. The original article was published on February 17 2021 A woman farmer in Mozambique with DT maize harvest. Credit: CIMMYT IBADAN and MEXICO CITY, Feb 17 2021 (IPS) – 17 February – African smallholder farmers have no choice but to adapt to climate chang...

Nteranya Sanginga, Director General, IITA On the occasion of World Environment Day, 5 June 2021, drawing from IPS’s bank of features and opinion editorials published this year, we are re-publishing one article a day, for the next two weeks. The original article was published on February 17 2021 A woman farmer in Mozambique with DT maize harvest. Credit: CIMMYT IBADAN and MEXICO CITY, Feb 17 2021 (IPS) – 17 February – African smallholder farmers have no choice but to adapt to climate chang...

Nteranya Sanginga, Director General, IITA A woman farmer in Mozambique with DT maize harvest. Credit: CIMMYT IBADAN and MEXICO CITY, Feb 17 2021 (IPS) - 17 February – African smallholder farmers have no choice but to adapt to climate change: 2020 was the second hottest year on record, while prolonged droughts and explosive floods are directly threatening the livelihoods of millions. By the 2030s, lack of rainfall and rising temperatures could render 40 percent of Africa’s maize-growing are...