Tag: CIMMYT
The VACS Initiative: A new Global Partnership to Build Resilient Agrifood Systems
Global: FAO and CIMMYT team up to build resilient agrifood systems through the Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils (VACS) initiative.
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Farmers Need Long-Term and Short-Term Solutions to Combat Fall Armyworm in Kenya
Africa & Middle East: The rampant Fall Armyworm caterpillar is once again threatening harvests across the continent for a second year - what solutions exist for farmers?
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How Fall Armyworm Can Be Beaten in Africa
Africa & Middle East: B.M. Prasanna, Director of the Global Maize Program at CIMMYT outlines the actions that must be urgently taken to protect African harvests from the plight of this pest.
Read MoreSyngenta and CIMMYT Partner to Help Farmers Combat Crop Losses
Global: As part of GCARD 2010, Farming First hosted a session entitled ‘Better Benefiting the Poor through Public-Private Partnerships for Innovation and Action.’ Within the discussions, our panel of experts addressed several case studies that present different ways that partnerships have helped to empower smallholder farmers around the world. Marco Ferroni – Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable […]
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