Year: 2025

Press releases

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

CIMMYT and ICRISAT have joined forces to accelerate science-driven, locally grounded solutions that empower smallholder farmers in the face of climate change

Blogs

tag icon Capacity development

Turning drought into opportunity, Francis and Annie are growing food, feeding goats, and building resilience with CIMMYT’s support in Malawi

Blogs

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

Resilient and ready for the future—new high-yielding, climate-adaptive maize (HyCAM) hybrids are built to withstand climate extremes. Guided by Dr. Norman Borlaug’s call to “Take it to the Farmer,” efforts are underway to deliver these seeds to smallholders across rainfed, marginal agroecologies in the Asian tropics, securing livelihoods and strengthening resilience

Careers and training

Blogs

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

In Kasungu, Malawi, Sarai Mkanasi is leading a farming revolution as climate smart mixed farming transforms livelihoods

Blogs

tag icon Capacity development

CIMMYT and partners are transforming Nepal’s maize seed sector through local hybrid seed production, capacity building, and inclusive rural development

Blogs

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

Diversifying cover crops and legumes enhances the functionality of agricultural systems by strengthening the soil, reducing pest pressure, and increasing climate resilience

In the media

tag icon Environmental health and biodiversity

Source: Time News ()

Researchers identified rust-resistant genes in traditional wheat, aided by CIMMYT’s biodiversity efforts

Blogs

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

Smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe are restoring soil health and building climate resilience through farmer-led trials that integrate organic amendments and conservation agriculture practices