Year: 2020

Publications

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

The results of the study will allow farmers to get the best crop yields while saving money and reducing harmful nitrous oxide emissions.

News

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Piloting the system in will begin in 2020, with more advanced functions to follow in the next three years.

Features

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The initiative increases agricultural productivity and enhances food security in Ethiopia.

In the media

tag icon Nutrition, health and food security

Source: Excelsior (26 Jan 2020)

CIMMYT germplasm bank samples are the basis for development of new maize seeds used in the MasAgro Program.

In the media

tag icon Nutrition, health and food security

Source: Bloomberg (25 Jan 2020)

CIMMYT agricultural economist Hugo De Groote notes need to monitor locusts to ensure swarms don’t threaten crops.

Explainers

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

Farmers are increasingly adopting conservation agriculture practices. This sustainable farming method is based on three principles: crop diversification, minimal soil movement and permanent soil cover.

Features

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

At international conference, plant nutrition experts highlight the important role of sustainability.

Features

tag icon Capacity development

Public and private partners join forces to mitigate voracious pest.

Videos

tag icon Innovations

Growing the right wheat varieties is necessary to nutritiously feed a growing population in the context of environmental stress.

Features

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Researchers share their work translating the latest molecular research into breeding solutions for better maize and wheat varieties.

In the media

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Source: Vice (21 Jan 2020)

Seed banks, like the one at CIMMYT’s headquarters in Mexico, are part of planning for the future of food.

News

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Scientists use spatial price prediction models to estimate local prices that might be more relevant than the national average.

Features

tag icon Gender equality, youth and social inclusion

CIMMYT researcher explores the ways in which gender norms influence agricultural innovation around the world.

In the media

tag icon Nutrition, health and food security

Source: Mexico News Daily (15 Jan 2020)

Winner acknowledges the work of INIFAP, CIMMYT and the Mexico Corn Tortilla Foundation to recuperate native maize species.

Press releases

tag icon Nutrition, health and food security

China-based CIMMYT-JAAS screening station aims for global impact in the fight against deadly Fusarium head blight.