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Agricultural Economists CIMMYT El Batán, Texcoco, Mexico
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The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) seek applied agricultural economists to join our international team of scientists working on improving the livelihoods of maize and wheat farmers in the developing world. As a member of the...
As temperatures soar, Zimbabwe's farmers test maize that can cope
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ZAKA DISTRICT, Zimbabwe (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Aplonia Marutsvaka looks triumphant as she shows off one of her three bags of gleaming white maize. She harvested the grain in the midst of a drought and sapping heat that charred many other types...
Borlaug Dialogue International Symposium
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12-14 October 2016. Des Moines, Iowa. The title of the 2016 Borlaug Dialogue was "Let Food Be Thy Medicine," a quote attributed to Hippocrates approximately 2,400 years ago. It focused on the development and implementation of biofortification, breeding...
Some of ILRI’s top livestock slide presentations in 2015
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Sections: Livestock overviews Livestock in Africa Livestock in Asia Livestock feeds Livestock breeds Livestock health Livestock and food safety Livestock and pastoral systems Livestock and climate change Livestock and human nutrition and health...
ILRI Vacancy: Research Technician-CCAFS (closing, 15 July 2014)
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Vacancy Number: RT/LSE/07/14 Department: Livestock Systems and Environment Duration: 2 years’ contract ILRI seeks to recruit a Research Technician to support the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) East Africa...

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Action needed to adapt maize breeding to climate change, report shows | CIMMYT. International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center

Breeding and seed systems must immediately adapt to changing climates if major loss of maize yields is to be avoided, a new report shows.

Maize: From Mexico to the world | CIMMYT. International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center

For Mexicans, the “children of corn,” maize is entwined in life, history and tradition. It is not just a crop; it is central to their identity.