Year: 2025
What does your toast have to do with climate change?
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Across the world, farmers are adapting to climate change with support from CIMMYT, growing smarter, sustaining their land, and feeding our future
Maredia named Fellow of African Academy of Sciences
Capacity development
Source: Michigan State University ()
Dr. Karim Maredia, newly named AAS Fellow, once advanced pest-resistant maize at CIMMYT, helping farmers protect their harvests
Bridging Science and Impact: Monitoring Progress and Fostering Collaboration Across Groundnut Programs in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania and Zambia
Capacity development
CIMMYT and NARES partners are boosting groundnut research across Africa to empower farmers and transform lives
Alternative Crops to Tackle Climate Change: Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue at CIMMYT
Climate adaptation and mitigation
CIMMYT brought together key agri-food stakeholders for a dynamic workshop on Opportunities for Alternative Crops in Mexico, sparking reflection and co-creation to drive productive diversification in the country’s semi-arid regions in the face of climate change
CGIAR–NARES Event Highlights Innovations and Challenges in Dryland Crops
Capacity development
CIMMYT and partners are driving adoption of improved dryland crops through science-powered, locally led partnerships
Beyond handshakes and agreements: The real work behind scaling conservation agriculture in Malawi
Capacity development
Forged in the fields of Malawi, CIMMYT and Total LandCare’s partnership is proving that climate-smart farming rooted in local realities can transform livelihoods, one resilient harvest at a time
Transforming Agri-Food Systems in Niassa: Building Resilience from the Ground Up
Capacity development
In the heart of Niassa, Mozambique, CIMMYT is turning hope into harvest by equipping women and youth with certified seeds, knowledge, and market access to transform their farms and futures
ICRISAT and CIMMYT Leadership Reaffirm Commitment to Impactful Collaboration
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
When livestock is a farmer’s bank
Capacity development
Turning drought into opportunity, Francis and Annie are growing food, feeding goats, and building resilience with CIMMYT’s support in Malawi
Take it to the Farmer: partners trained on positioning & scaling climate-adaptive maize in rainfed marginal ecologies
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