CIMMYT fights hunger and poverty in the developing world through smarter agriculture. We are the world’s number one caretaker and developer of maize and wheat, two of humanity’s most vital crops. Maize and wheat are grown on 200 million hec…
Archive for April, 2013
Hunger Kills
CIMMYT fights hunger and poverty in the developing world through smarter agriculture. We are the world’s number one caretaker and developer of maize and wheat, two of humanity’s most vital crops. Maize and wheat are grown on 200 million hec…
Bioscientists meet to boost Africa’s food production
The ‘1st Bio-Innovate Regional Scientific Research Conference’ was organized by a regional fund known as the Bio-resources Innovations Network for Eastern Africa Development (or Bio-Innovate), established in 2010 to provide grants to bioscientists …
“Reaching farmers with climate information is mission possible”
Providing climate information through text messages and bulletin boards are two ways to better reach underserved groups such as women and lower caste farmers. This story is about how to make sure farmers are reached by climate services, and how to make…
Livestock, poverty and the environment: A balancing act–and a balanced account
Authors of a new paper setting out the roles of livestock in developing countries argue that although providing a ‘balanced account’ of livestock’s roles entails something of a ‘balancing act’, we had better get on with it if we want to build…