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Cobs & Spikes is a new podcast from the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) for everything maize and wheat. Listen to explainers, stories and conversations with experts innovating in the fields of agriculture, food security and nutrition.

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  • Oct 1, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • infrequent NEW EPISODES
  • 15m AVG DURATION
  • 10 EPISODES


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Latest episodes from Cobs & Spikes

09: Conservation agriculture explainer

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2020 11:48


This episode defines and explores how conservation agriculture can increase resilience to climate change, protect biodiversity and sustainably use natural resources.

08: Interview with Juan Gonzalo Jaramillo Mejia on social inclusion

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2019 44:53


Juan Gonzalo Jaramillo Mejia, Project Manager and Researcher on Inclusion Innovation and Social Protection, discusses taking a social inclusion lens to social protection and the role of men in gender equality

07: Interview with Carolina Rivera on women in wheat science

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2019 14:23


Carolina Rivera, CIMMYT wheat physiologist, shares what it is like to be a woman in agricultural science working on one of the world's biggest problems — how to feed a growing planet.

06: Striving for higher quality, more nutritious maize

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2019 13:15


Natalia Palacios, head of the maize quality lab at CIMMYT, shares how her research is supporting better nutritional security around the world.

05: Jumpstarting Haiti’s maize seed sector

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2019 17:40


Arturo Silva Hinojosa, Seed Systems Lead for Africa and Latin America at CIMMYT, shares how CIMMYT is helping jumpstart Haiti's maize seed sector.

04: Hello Tractor and Innovation in Agriculture

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2019 20:54


For small-scale farmers, mechanization and other appropriate technologies have a big impact in agricultural production and yield. However, they might lack the resources to buy these tools. Hello Tractor is trying to improve this. Dubbed the “Uber for the farm”, the company’s app easily allows tractor owners to rent their machinery to farmers and includes features that can help enhance a tractor owner’s business and operations. In this episode, we’re talking to Martha Haile, Chief Operations Officer at Hello Tractor, about the company’s success and social innovation in agriculture.

03: Nitrogen science explainer

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2018 5:51


This episode explores why nitrogen is essential for life, how we get it into our bodies, and what synthetic fertilizer has to do with the Green Revolution.

02: Blue maize opportunities for farmers in Mexico

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2018 11:01


Growing interest in authentic Mexican food and the potential health benefits of blue maize could open new markets for farmers and boost incomes.

01: Interview with Matthew Rouse on wheat diseases

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2018 18:56


Matthew Rouse is the 2018 recipient of the Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application. He is being recognized for his work developing new breeds of wheat that are resistant to Ug99, a devastating type of stem rust.

00: Introducing our new podcast, Cobs & Spikes

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2018 1:11


Cobs & Spikes is a new podcast from the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT). Find out what to expect in coming episodes and how to subscribe.

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