Ethiopia is the largest wheat producer in Africa, accounting for around 65% of the total wheat production in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite the old tradition of rainfed wheat cultivation in the highlands, irrigated production in the dry, hot lowlands is a recent practice in the country. In the irrigated lowlands of Afar and Oromia, situated along the Awash River Basin,
Rome/Texcoco, Mexico – An initiative to build resilient agrifood systems grounded in diverse, nutritious, and climate-adapted crops grown in healthy soils, today marked another milestone through a new partnership between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and CIMMYT, a CGIAR Research Center. FAO and CIMMYT signed a Memorandum of Understanding establishing a Partnership for the Vision
Carolina Sansaloni, Curator of the Wheat Collection at the Germplasm Bank and a specialist in genotyping highlights the role of women in preserving agricultural biodiversity and encouraging new generations to pursue their passion for research. Since childhood, Carolina Sansaloni has been fascinated by nature and genetics. Her desire to find answers led her down a challenging path, but one that
During CIMMYT’s Science and Innovation Week, held from February 24–27, Renee Lafitte, Crops Research and Development Director at the Gates Foundation, shared key principles on challenging the science to drive greater impact. She emphasized the importance of staying current with science and remaining relevant by focusing on impact. Lafitte highlighted three transformative areas shaping the future of crop improvement: network-based
Anjuara Begum is 40 years old. Hailing from Jashore, Bangladesh, she works at Abdur Rahman Foundry as a grinding operator. In Bangladesh, it is rare to be a woman and work in a skilled job in engineering. Anjuara’s journey shows it is possible to break through gender stereotypes ascribed by Bangladeshi society.
The “Delivering Resilient Drylands” session, held on April 10 during the CGIAR Science and Innovation Week in Nairobi, showcased research and strong collaborative leadership, with CIMMYT’s Dryland Crops Program (DCP) and the Africa Dryland Crops Improvement Network (ADCIN) at the forefront.
by @Thembinkosi Baleni, @Godfrey J. Manyawu, and @Thandeka Matebesi Household incomes and livelihoods of smallholder livestock producers in southern Africa are continually challenged by low productivity caused by adverse climate change and inadvertent socio-economic factors.
This year's theme of the Africa Food Systems Forum in Dakar, Senegal was “Africa’s Youth: Leading Collaboration, Innovation, and the Implementation of Agri-Food Systems Transformation”