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November 22, 2023


Insights from Dr. Mike Barrow’s quest for resilient maize varieties (Farmers Review Africa)


April 14, 2023


Tela maize to boost Nigeria’s maize production – expert


October 28, 2022


Kenya has lifted its ban on genetically modified crops: the risks and opportunities (The Conversation)


January 27, 2022


Seed collecting, conservation and collaboration in West Africa


December 13, 2021


Key lessons from Nigeria's environmental approval of Tela maize


September 22, 2021


The promise - and limits - of Bt maize to manage fall armyworm in Africa


August 26, 2021


GM maize progresses in Nigeria as farmers struggle with drought and insect pests


August 13, 2021


When it comes to maize variety choices, can farmers have it all? Varietal trait prioritization is important for balancing commercial realities and farmers’ diverse interests


March 19, 2021


Poverty and hunger follow Africa’s fall armyworm invasion


March 15, 2021


Researchers call for gender-friendly crop varieties to aid food security


January 22, 2021


Africa urged to fast-track adoption of second-generation resistant maize varieties (Africa Science News)


November 12, 2019


Low growth in corn yields has dragged down sub-Saharan African corn production


October 16, 2019


Ten things you should know about maize and wheat


July 10, 2019


Bill Gates highlights impact of CIMMYT’s drought-tolerant maize


May 28, 2019


Time for multiple sectors to fight aflatoxin in Africa (SciDev.Net)


April 30, 2019


Taking maize agronomy to scale in Africa Q&A - Jens Andersson, a social scientist at CIMMYT, speaks on how we could reinvent advisory services for the African smallholder farmers


April 16, 2018


Kenya - Can genetic maize rescue our farmers from fall armyworm? (The Star)


March 26, 2018


Hybrid seed to propel yields by 20%, says African Agricultural Technology Foundation (NewsDay)


December 15, 2017


Facing the fall armyworm threat


September 6, 2017


Benefits of genetically modified maize plant to the Kenyan farmer (Standard Media)


September 5, 2017


Kenya - Allow farmers to grow GM maize, scientists plead (Daily Nation)


July 19, 2017


CIMMYT - Breaking ground: Dagne Wegary at a busy intersection on the maize value 


October 17, 2016


Maize seed: origin of agricultural development and food systems


September 27, 2016


Gene bank crowdfunding campaign gains traction with commercial seed industry - A pledge of $10,000 by international plant breeding company KWS has given a big boost to an online crowdfunding initiative aiming to help maintain the world’s largest maize and wheat germplasm bank


September 22, 2016


Grüne Biotechnologie wird in Afrika von den Regierungen forciert, von Nichtregierungsorganisationen kritisiert. In Dürrezeiten wie jetzt erweist sie sich als segensreich (Neue Zürcher Zeitung)


July 12, 2016


10,000 years of plant breeding


April 1, 2016


Stress-Tolerant Maize for Africa (STMA) project promises hardy maize for Africa - Mexican-African initiative aims to breed 70 climate-tolerant varieties for 12 countries (SciDev.Net)


January 12, 2016


Thirty years of supporting maize farmers in southern Africa


December 2, 2015


Of maize farmers, coming calves, waxing oxen, and comely camels: a Tanzanian tale of triumph over tribulations


November 4, 2015


New paths ahead for agricultural research (by CIMMYT Director General Martin Kropff)


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