Year: 2018
Screening cycle for deadly MLN virus set to begin in Kenya during April 2018
The maize lethal necrosis (MLN) artificial inoculation screening site in Naivasha, Kenya will begin its phenotyping (screening/ indexing) cycle of 2018 at the begining of January 2018 and in four other intervals.
Maize research
Developing nutritious, high-yielding, climate-resilient, disease- and pest-resistant maize for the tropics.
Ag women speak out for International Day of Girls and Women in Science
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
To celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science, CIMMYT asked women involved in agricultural science to share their views on what they would like to see change.
Deadly strain of wheat stem rust disease surfaces in Europe
Nutrition, health and food security
Scientists have shown that the first appearance of wheat stem rust disease in the U.K. in nearly 60 years, which occurred in 2013, was caused by the same virulent fungal strain responsible for recent wheat stem rust outbreaks in Ethiopia, Denmark, Germany, and Sweden.
Governance
CIMMYT’s Board of Trustees and Management Committee ensure commitment and high professional standards.
