Polar bears and
permafrost: Keeping maize and wheat seed safe against a
global catastrophe
CIMMYT recently sent three tons of maize and wheat seed to a
"doomsday vault" near the North Pole to keep it—and the
valuable genetic diversity it embodies—safe for future
generations.
http://www.cimmyt.org/english/wps/news/2008/jan/svalbard.htm
Partners for life: CIMMYT and maize researchers in
eastern Africa
CIMMYT's partnerships on maize in eastern Africa hark back
to the 1960s, when the center was launched. Formal
networking since that time with researchers and extension
workers, policy makers, non-government organizations, seed
companies, millers, and farmers have culminated in
successful breeding and dissemination teams and promising
new varieties rated highly by farmers. Awards to teams in
Tanzania and Ethiopia recently highlighted the value of
these partnerships.
http://www.cimmyt.org/english/wps/news/2008/jan/africa.htm
Farmers in India and Pakistan reap the benefits of sowing
without tillage
Zero-tillage is spreading slowly but surely among farmers in
India and Pakistan due to its cost savings and improved
yields, according to two recent CIMMYT studies carried out
in collaboration with Indian and Pakistani partners.
http://www.cimmyt.org/english/wps/news/2008/jan/indiaPakistan.htm
