CIMMYT posted a photo: In the seed processing plant at Bidasem, workers visually examine and manually sift maize seed on a conveyor belt, picking out material such as damaged or spoiled seed or pieces of cob. After initial cleaning and sorting, all see…
CIMMYT posted a photo: In the seed processing plant at Bidasem, a worker sews up a sack of maize seed, attaching a label carrying basic agronomic information about the seed. This is the final stage in a process in which the seed must be cleaned, sorted…
CIMMYT posted a photo: As director general of the small Mexican seed company Bidasem, María Esther Rivas takes particular pride in the quality of her seed. She frequently drops in to check on activities in the seed processing plant that forms part of …
A delegation of scientists from South Sudan, Rwanda, and Uganda —the spillover countries of the Sustainable Intensification of Maize-Legume Systems for Food Security in Eastern and Southern Africa (SIMLESA) initiative— visited Embu, Kenya, during 1…
A delegation of 20 farmers, research technicians, and Ministry of Agriculture officials from western Kenya visited their counterparts in eastern Kenya during 12-13 June 2012 to learn and share their experiences with implementing Sustainable Intensifica…
