Have you ever wondered why the papers you have written on a piece of innovative research are rejected by your target peer-reviewed journals, or why your colleagues in similar projects are publishing with less difficulty? It could be that you are not wr…
LUDHIANA: An advance course on “Conservation Agriculture: Gateway for Productive and Sustainable Cropping Systems” began here today.The course has been jointly organized by CIMMYT, IRRI, Punjab Hub and Punjab Agricultural University (PAU). The part…
CIMMYT posted a photo: Mr Chipeni began employing conservation agriculture (CA) practices seven years ago, and is still trying new things—“I just started the maize-groundnut rotation and I believe I’ll benefit,” he says. The biggest advantage o…
CIMMYT posted a photo: A farmer’s field in Malawi under conservation agriculture (CA), showing rotation of maize and groundnut (visible in adjacent plots) and the retention of crop residues. The farmer, Mr Chipeni, began employing CA practices se…
CIMMYT posted a photo: Daimoniz Miondo is one of 800 farmers in Chipeni, Mvera Extension Planning Area, Dowa District, Malawi, who have adopted conservation agriculture in recent years. “I’m harvesting between 30 and 40 bags of maize now per acre, …
