ICARDA’s Mustapha El-Bouhssini explains how crop pests are moving in a warming world
Climate change will see pests moving countries and continents as conditions become more favorable.
Breaking Ground: Aparna Das leads efficient and demand-driven maize research
Technical coordination between research and development partners is key to breed maize varieties that respond to the diverse needs of small farmers.
Shared responsibilities and equal economic benefits
Small-scale agricultural mechanization service provision model supports women’s empowerment in the Ethiopian agriculture sector.
Crowdsourced data feeds fall armyworm surveillance in Bangladesh
Web app helps extension agents and farmers monitor the spread of fall armyworm.
About CIMMYT
For over 50 years, we’ve been using science to make a difference, helping tens of millions of farmers grow more nutritious, resilient and productive maize and wheat cropping systems, using methods that nourish the environment and combat climate change.
Research Themes
Seeing is believing
At demonstration farms, Kenyan farmers discover the stress-tolerant maize varieties they were looking for.
One-minute science: Cesar Petroli and genomic profiles
Developing genomic profiles of DNA samples can accelerate the breeding process.
New greenhouse honors scientist, aims to further maize wild relatives research
In an environment designed for experimental study and regeneration, maize ancestors can thrive.
Wheat curl mites: What are they and how can we fight them?
Entomologist Punya Nachappa explains wheat curl mites, the impact of climate change and why breeding for host plant resistance is key.
ICARDA’s Mustapha El-Bouhssini explains how crop pests are moving in a warming world
Climate change will see pests moving countries and continents as conditions become more favorable.
Ready for the seed sector
CIMMYT and partners revise Nepal’s seed science and technology curriculum, so university graduates are better equipped to join the industry’s work force.
Shared responsibilities and equal economic benefits
Small-scale agricultural mechanization service provision model supports women’s empowerment in the Ethiopian agriculture sector.
New publications: Breeders can benefit much more from phenotyping tools
Researchers discuss how phenotyping can assist breeding and make the case for investing in new methodologies.
New publication: Scaling agricultural mechanization services in smallholder farming systems
Study shows service provider models in Africa, Latin America and South Asia increase smallholder access to agricultural machinery, but can remain dependent on projects to tackle major bottlenecks for scaling.
New publications: Optimum nitrogen fertilizer rates for rice and wheat in the Indo-Gangetic Plains of India
The results of the study will allow farmers to get the best crop yields while saving money and reducing harmful nitrous oxide emissions.
New publications: Durum wheat selection under zero tillage increases early vigor and is neutral to yield
Researchers demonstrate that CIMMYT’s durum wheat lines can be grown, bred, and selected under zero tillage or conventional tillage conditions without negatively affecting yield.