Rural people are playing a key role in reforesting Vietnam, says a new report. Using small, low-interest loans, household plantations both supply the pulp and paper industry and act as personal savings accounts: if in need of fast cash, the owners can …
Christian Thierfelder, conservation agriculture specialist at CIMMYT-Zimbabwe, took this photo during a field visit to Chanje, Chipata District, Zambia. It shows “vibrant interactions” between two disciplines and their proponents: Jens Ande…
The deadly maize disease called head smut is characterized by a dark-brown, powdery mass of spores replacing the affected seed heads. It is caused by any of the several smut fungi of the genera Sorosporium, Sphacelotheca, and Ustilago. This photo was t…
This photo shows CIMMYT’s first blimp in Obregon, Mexico, providing a fast, non-destructive screening of plant physiological properties over large areas. Photo credit: R. Sara/CIMMYT. http://www.cimmyt.com
On 6 February 2013, the Borlaug Institute for South Asia (BISA) in Ladowal, Punjab, India, received a delegation consisting of eight members of the German Parliament —Harald Ebner, Alexander Süßmair, Max Lehmer, Heinz Paula, Alois Gerig, Eric Schwe…
