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November 26, 2019
An Interactive Voice Response service is putting remote farmers in touch withwith a ‘world of information’ to improve livelihoods The post Connecting farmers to better information in Nepal appeared first on CGIAR.
November 4, 2019
New research describes a revolutionary early warning system that can predict and mitigate wheat rust diseases in Ethiopia.
September 24, 2019
CIMMYT’s work featured on the Counting on the World to Act report, produced by SDSN and TReNDS. What to read next: Farmers key to realizing EAT-Lancet report recommendations in Mexico, CIMMYT highlights | Mexico and CIMMYT share a common vision for sustainable food production | Latin American ministers visit CIMMYT and develop food price crisis strategy | Sustainable tradition The post UN-sponsored report acknowledges CIMMYT’s use of data and technologies to promote sustainable farming in Latin America appeared first on CGIAR.
April 2, 2019
Researchers are using data and tools to produce information that can help farmers, research institutions and governments take better decisions on agronomic practices and investments. The post How the data revolution could help design better agronomic investments appeared first on CGIAR.
April 2, 2019
This document presents the report of the High-Level African Ministerial Conference on Rice held in Diamniadio, Senegal, on 25 September 2018, with the objective of generating a more collective policy direction and support for enhancing the implementation of investment programs geared towards the attainment of rice self-sufficiency in African countries and the creation of gainful […] The post • Report of the High-Level Ministerial Conference on rice: Delivering on Commitments to Transform Africa’s Rice Industry appeared first on CGIAR.
March 15, 2019
How do young rural Africans engage in the rural economy? How important is farming relative to non-farm activities for the income of young rural Africans? What social, spatial and policy factors explain different patterns of engagement? The post Exploring young Africans’ role and engagement in the rural economy appeared first on CGIAR.