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New MAIZE and WHEAT Mega Programs to fight hunger, poverty, and resource degradation

In collaboration with other CG centers involved in maize and wheat research, most prominently IITA and ICARDA, CIMMYT has recently developed a new strategy – called the MAIZE and WHEAT Mega Programs – describing how the world's maize and wheat research and development community needs to work together to help secure food security, provide maize and wheat at prices affordable to the poor, and do so in the face of rising demands and climate change, while protecting the environment.  

The Mega Programs offer a clear vision, a concerted strategy and describe expanded and reformulated interactions with research and development partners worldwide to implement a results-oriented maize and wheat research agenda. These draft proposals have been sent to the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) Consortium Board and will be developed into more complete proposals by September 2010 after receiving the feedback of partners worldwide.

 

maize-megap MAIZE - Global Alliance for Improving Food Security and the Livelihoods of the Resource-poor in the Developing World

MAIZE - Executive summary

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WHEAT- Global Alliance for Improving Food Security and the Livelihoods of the Resource-poor in the Developing World

WHEAT - Executive summary

 

 

Metal silos lock out maize pests in Africa

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Skilled artisans look to expand their businesses, delivering quality silos at affordable prices.Farmers in developing countries typically lose 20-30% of their crop due to poor grain storage facilities. Through a project with roots in Central America, African maize farmers are adopting metal silos to protect their families' food supply and source of income.

Six mouths are a lot to feed so Pamela Akoth, a 39-year-old Kenyan farmer and mother to half a dozen children, doesn’t want any weevils or borers—two of the most common post-harvest pests—nibbling at her grain supply. Akoth grows maize on 0.7 hectares in Homa Bay, western Kenya. In the past, she stored her grain in a traditional granary: a structure built with mud, branches, and cow dung that allows free entry to the maize weevil and the larger grain borer, the two most damaging pests of stored maize in Africa. Infestation starts in the field and continues after harvest when grain is stored. Losses of 10-20% are reported three months after storage, and this goes up to more than 50% after six months.

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Planting for the future: New rust resistant wheat seed on its way to farmers

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United multinational efforts to develop and deploy rust resistant wheat varieties are making the world’s wheat crops more secure.

Photo: David Hansen, University of MinnesotaThe red, blister-like postules on leaves and stems give it away: the field is infected by Ug99, a type of wind-borne pathogen known as stem rust that attacks wheat plants. Since its discovery more than a decade ago, Ug99 has held the agricultural world in suspense as governments and scientists rush to protect wheat crops. In 2008, several countries began producing seed of new, rust resistant wheat varieties for distribution to farmers. Agricultural experts hope these high-yielding varieties will be planted in farmers’ fields by 2011, providing a buffer against Ug99.

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International Mycotoxin Conference 2010

Mycored"Global Mycotoxin Reduction Strategies: Research Advances in Asia and the Pacific Rim"
1/4 December 2010 - Penang, Malaysia

The "International Mycotoxin Conference - MycoRed 2010" will be organised by Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and co-organised by the EU MycoRed Project, International Society for Mycotoxicology (ISM), ISPA-CNR (Italy), CIMMYT (Mexico), and FAO. We invite you to participate in this conference, aimed at highlighting latest findings in mycotoxin research.  It also offers a mechanism and opportunities for the dissemination of information and networking pertaining to global scientific and policy issues, with special emphasis on mycotoxin problems in Asia and the Pacific Rim.

Visit website: http://mycotoxin2010.usm.my/conference/index.htm

The 11th Asian Maize Conference

11AMC-FirstAnnuouncementNanning, China, 7 to 11-11-2011

The Government of Guangxi Zhuang Minority Autonomous Region, P.R. China, the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) are pleased to announce the 11th Asian Maize Conference (11th AMC) to be held in Nanning, Guangxi, P.R. China, 7-11 November 2011. The meeting is jointly hosted by the Guangxi Academy of Agricultural Sciences (GAAS) and the Guangxi Maize Research Institute (GMRI). Scientists and maize production specialists of all disciplines, governmental and non-governmental organizations, and seed industries are invited to participate.

Venue: Xiyuan Hotel, 38, XingGuang, DaDao, Nanning, 530031, Guangxi, P.R. China.

Theme: Addressing climate change effects and meeting maize demand for Asia


Topics:

  • Trends for maize in Asia (Area, production and productivity scenario and trends, Socio-economic and policy environment; demand and supply scenario, maize value chains).
  • Breeding and biotechnology for maize improvement (Conventional breeding, tools of genomics and biotechnology).
  • Maize in cropping system of Asia (Conservation agriculture, maize in new cropping systems, site-specific nutrient management).
  • Abiotic and biotic stresses (Trends and progress with research on drought, water-logging, acid soils, cold tolerance, tolerance to diseases and insects).
  • Value-added maize (Nutritionally improved maize: QPM, micronutrients, specialty corns etc.).
  • Maize seed production and supply.

Language of the conference: English

Conference registration and submission of abstracts: The registration form, format for submission of abstract and other details will be available in the 2nd announcement of 11th AMC, which will be available by 31 December, 2010.

Please submit duly filled conference registration form and abstracts of your paper by e-mail to the co-Chairs of the Technical Committee: Dr. B.S. Vivek ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) or Dr. P. H. Zaidi ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it ) by 31 March 2011.

Important dates:

  • 31 March 2011 - Submission of registration form and concise abstract (containing a brief summary of the objectives, methods, and results of the research to reach the Technical Committee.
  • 30 June 2011 - Notice of acceptance of abstracts sent to authors.

Organizing committee:

Dr. Chen Zhangliang, Vice-president of Guangxi Government Chairman
Dr. Zhai Huqu, President of CAAS Co-chair
Dr. Marianne Bänziger, Deputy Director General, CIMMYT Co-chair
Dr. Li Yangrui, President of GAAS Executive member
Prof. Zhang Shihuang, Chief Expert, CSI, CAAS Executive member
Dr. Gao Guoqing, Director of International Cooperation, GAAS Executive member
Dr. Fan Xingming, DG, YAAS, Yunnan, China Executive member
Dr. B.M. Prasanna, Director, Global Maize Program, CIMMYT Executive member
Prof. Wang Zhenying, Expert of PPI, CAAS, China Executive member
Dr. P.H. Zaidi, Maize Physiologist, CIMMYT-Asia Executive member
Dr. B.S. Vivek, Senior Maize Breeder, CIMMYT-Asia Executive member
Dr. Cheng Weidong, Director of GMRI Executive Coordinator

Contact persons:

Dr. P.H. Zaidi, Co-Chair: Executive and Technical committees, CIMMYT-Asia Maize Program, Hyderabad, India; Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Dr. Cheng Weidong, Co-Chair: Executive committee, Guangxi Maize Research Institute, Nanning, Guangxi, P.R. China; Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Dr. B.S. Vivek, Co-Chair: Technical committees, CIMMYT-Asia Maize Program, Hyderabad, India; Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Registration fee: RMB 2,500 per person (USD 370) which covers participation in the conference, registration kit, and meals.

Sponsorship: Funding available to sponsor participants from the region is very limited. Support provided through CIMMYT to attend will depend on the acceptance of the paper by the Organizing Committee. Independently sponsored participants are welcome, but their inclusion in the program will also depend on acceptance of their paper by the Technical Committee of the Conference.

Conference

Address: Mingyang (530227), Nanning, Guangxi, P.R. of China
Tel: +86-771-4281798
Fax: +86-771-4282154
E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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