Sustainable agriculture developed in Mexico With the support of scientific institutions such as the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and its collaborators, positions the country as one of the most relevant voices in the Group of 20 (G20). His successful experiences are replicated in countries of Africa, Asia and Latin America, said Dr. Bram Goeverts.
This was expressed by the director general of CIMMYIT in the framework of the recent G-20 meeting in India, at the Meeting with the main agricultural scientists (#G20MACS), in the city of Varanasi, where he said that the objective was to identify the research priorities that allow accelerating global agricultural development.
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Goeverts spointed out that in a world where the climate change reduces food security and small farmers are the ones who suffer the worst impacts, CIMMYT’s vision, seeks to build new and improved solutions to benefit you locally in a changed and changing world.
He said that the work of CIMMYT to build a world with resilient agri-food systems and protect biodiversity, It has a global impact: 70 percent of the wheat and 50 percent of the corn grown in the world derive from genetic materials from this non-profit scientific research center, based in Texcoco.
It has a presence in more than 50 countries and whose practices and technologies developed and promoted benefit more than 18 million farmers around the world.
Dr. Govaerts commented that CIMMYT’s focus is on broad research on climate change adaptation and mitigation. This is climate-focused research to help small farmers adapt to their shocks.
Increase and maintain yields in a profitable and sustainable way by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, with practices such as conservation agriculture.
He also said that the sustainable agriculture that is developed in Mexico, with the support of scientific institutions such as CIMMYT and its collaborators, positions the country as one of the most relevant voices of the G-20 on the agricultural issue.
Successful experiences like Crops for Mexicoan initiative that was promoted together with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, They laid the foundations for these lessons to be replicated in countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America, with the leadership of CIMMYT and the broad participation of local stakeholders.
The conservation of biodiversity, the Center guards more than 140 thousand samples of wheat seeds and more than 28 thousand samples of corn seedsz; the study and promotion of healthy and affordable diets, inclusive social development and the promotion of responsible supply systems.
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As well as the consolidation of seed systems that contribute to the food sovereignty of countries, are some of the lines of strategic research that CIMMYT put on the discussion table of what is the main forum for international economic cooperation.
2023-04-27 18:12:49
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