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India transforms wheat for the world
Climate adaptation and mitigationBuilding on a partnership spanning more than five decades, Indian and CIMMYT wheat scientists, policymakers and farmers forge a transformation path, applying innovations that ensure national food security and resource conservation.
Transformative research provides pathways for including gender and socially marginalized groups
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionGenerating evidence and contributing to discussions and policy actions for inclusive and impactful agrifood systems, leading researchers from CIMMYT working with various stakeholders—including rural women farmers in Asia and Africa—converge in New Delhi at the 2023 CGIAR GENDER Impact Platform and ICAR Conference.
Community Business Facilitator: providing a service to farmers while increasing community access to nutritious food
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionWomen farmers in Nepal are increasing their income and leading positive change in their communities through capacity building programs in mechanization and post-harvest management.
Fostering agricultural innovation: collaborative meetings with NARC and NSSRC in Nepal
InnovationsSieglinde Snapp’s visit strengthens CIMMYT’s commitment to sustainable agriculture. NSSRC and NARC acknowledge the transformative impact and express hopes for ongoing collaboration.
Breaking barriers in agriculture
Capacity developmentSource: The Kathmandu Post (10 Oct 2023)
In Nepal, the collaboration between IWMI, CIMMYT, and local governments thus opened a promising path toward sustainable agricultural development, where the enthusiasm and involvement of farmers became the cornerstone of progress and innovation.
In sub-Saharan Africa, mineral fertilization and agroecology are not incompatible
Environmental health and biodiversityShould mineral fertilizer use be increased in sub-Saharan Africa? A team of African and European agronomists* provide a nuanced response to this question in an article published in Outlook on Agriculture. Their analysis is based on a review of the existing scientific literature and on years of field experience in sub-Saharan Africa.
Former CIMMYT wheat scientist, Mohan Kohli, receives Paraguay’s National Order of Merit award
The award extolls Kohli’s contributions to Paraguay’s self-sufficiency in wheat, a critical national food crop.
Millets: Climate-resilient crops for food and nutrition security, experts reveal
Climate adaptation and mitigationAs the world faces food insecurity and malnutrition fueled by a changing climate, experts reveal that millets, a valuable nutritious and climate-resilient food source, offer an opportunity to enhance sustainable food production and transform food systems.
Breeding for the traits of tomorrow
Climate adaptation and mitigationNew survey identifies opportunities for redesigning crop varieties to win the race between climate change and food security.
Canola’s opportunities abound as breeding, uses advance: IRC
Climate adaptation and mitigationSource: Grain Central (26 Sep 2023)
Breeding and seed technology is an important part of the partnerships that will continue to foster thriving markets.
Breaking barriers in agriculture
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionSource: The Kathmandu Post (25 Sep 2023)
The International Water Management Institute and CIMMYT conducted research on Sustainable Intensification of Mixed Farming Systems (SI-MFS), including innovations in six potential areas that are urgently needed to transform agricultural practices.
Farewell to the “Father of the Green Revolution in India”, M.S. Swaminathan
CIMMYT mourns the passing of the “Father of the Green Revolution in India”, Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan.
CIMMYT director general gains insights into breeding activities at Kiboko research facility
InnovationsIn a recent visit to KALRO facilities in Kiboko, Kenya, CIMMYT commits to advancing the deployment of climate-resilient maize varieties in eastern and southern Africa.
The world’s future wheat will need to withstand the climate crisis
Climate adaptation and mitigationSource: Quartz (20 Sep 2023)
As hotter temperatures and drought become the norm in places used to growing wheat, CIMMYT is working to face new and ongoing challenges to develop a more climate resilient wheat.