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Back in 1966-67, researcher Ángel Kato from the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) collected 93 maize landraces samples from 66 families in Mexico’s state of Morelos. These seeds were safeguarded in CIMMYT’s Germplasm Bank, which today stores 28,000...
Subject area: Strengthening seed systems
Subject category: The role of gene banks
As climate change increases the formation and spread of crop pests and diseases, Seeds of Discovery, a initiative from the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), is exploring native varieties of maize for the qualities and traits that can...
Subject area: Enhancing crop diversity for local needs, Strengthening seed systems
Subject category: Participatory plant breeding, The role of gene banks
The 1st International Conference of Wheat Landraces for Healthy Food Systems brought together like-minded scientists to discuss the topics of landraces, including modern populations, ancient and heritage wheat with a focus on health and nutrition as well as natural flavors...
Subject area: Enhancing crop diversity for local needs, Promoting local crop diversity
Subject category: Developing the value chain, Evolutionary plant breeding, Participatory plant breeding
Long considered a waste product, corn husks have been given a new lease on life through the Totomoxtle project. Named for the traditional indigenous Nahuatl word for corn husk, Totomoxtle turns the husks of native maize, found in...
Subject area: Promoting local crop diversity, Strengthening seed systems
Subject category: Developing the value chain, Gender related content, The role of gene banks
The Hill Maize Research Project (HMRP), funded by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) was initiated in 1999 with the objective of increasing the food security of farm families in the hills of Nepal by raising...
Subject area: Strengthening seed systems
Subject category: Integrated Seed Sector Development, Smallholder seed enterprises