TW TurnerUncategorized TW Turner Fellowship celebrates inaugural year at Cornell, points to future collaborations with HBCUs When the first eight Thomas Wyatt Turner Fellows arrived at Cornell University in the summer…Matt HayesMay 25, 2023
Uncategorized Crop Improvement program assistant Morgan-Bell honored for integrity and inclusion When Monifa Morgan-Bell moved from Jamaica to upstate New York as a teenager, she was…Innovation LabMay 25, 2023
CACCIAPriority settingUncategorized New red bean variety expands options for farmers in Costa Rica Beans are a staple crop for Costa Rican farmers, and a new variety of red…Matt HayesMay 12, 2023
CACCIAPriority setting Project aims to make plant DNA fingerprinting for varietal identification more accessible and inclusive Plant breeders can spend 10 years developing new crop varieties that resist pests and insects…Matt HayesApril 26, 2023
Project updates Turner Fellow spotlight: Maia Payne Meet Maia Payne, a TW Turner Fellow at Cornell University and master’s student at Tennessee…Innovation LabFebruary 22, 2023
From our researchersInstitutional capacity Developing a conceptual framework to measure institutional capacity Public plant breeding programs play a central role in tackling local food security challenges around…Innovation LabJanuary 10, 2023
CIFMS NaSSARI scientists participate in global crop improvement meeting The National Semi-arid Resource Research Institute (NaSARRI) team joined a global community of more than…Innovation LabDecember 21, 2022
CIFMS Farmers reflect on sorghum and finger millet trials in Uganda New sorghum and finger millet demonstration sites in the Tororo district of Uganda are providing…Innovation LabDecember 15, 2022
CIFMS A year of progress: Breeding for resilient sorghum and finger millet in East Africa Advances in sorghum and finger millet are making great strides in East Africa, thanks to…Innovation LabDecember 1, 2022
CIFMSProject updates New survey reveals gendered trait preference differences for finger millet and sorghum in Uganda Scientists in Uganda are hard at work to confront a multitude of challenges that threaten…Innovation LabNovember 10, 2022