Year: 2025
From data to impact: How strategic partnerships and agronomic insights drive smallholder productivity
Capacity development
Strategic partnerships, digital tools, and high-quality agronomic data are transforming smallholder farming in Southern Africa, turning raw information into actionable insights that boost productivity and resilience
CIMMYT and IFPRI launch joint research hub to Strengthen Global Food Security
Innovations
CIMMYT opens Washington, D.C. office at IFPRI
Strengthening Wheat Security in WANA through Climate-Resilient Germplasm Selection
Capacity development
A landmark workshop in Türkiye united scientists, policymakers, and institutions across West Asia and North Africa to fast-track climate-resilient wheat through collective germplasm selection and regional collaboration
Unlocking Investment and Innovation in Dryland Crops: A Business Forum on Sorghum and Groundnut in Tanzania
Innovations
A Business-to-Business Forum in Tanzania is strengthening seed systems and value chains for sorghum and groundnut by driving investment, innovation, and farmer opportunities
Youth, innovation and climate-smart seeds driving Africa’s agri-tech growth
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Source: CNBC Africa ()
CIMMYT DG Bram Govaerts shares how Africa’s youth and women use climate-smart seeds, innovation, and investment to drive resilient, job-creating food systems
Building Food Security in an Era of Uncertainty: CIMMYT launches the Agricultural Resilience for Conflict Prevention Initiative (ARC)
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
CIMMYT launches the Agricultural Resilience for Conflict Prevention Initiative (ARC) to harness agriculture for peace, resilience, and global food security
India can spark second Green Revolution with more agri R&D: CIMMYT chief
Innovations
Source: Business Standard ()
CIMMYT’s DG Bram Govaerts says India can drive a second Green Revolution by investing in agricultural research and global partnerships as the farm sector faces new challenges
Brazil’s Top Agricultural Research Leaders Visit CIMMYT to Forge Game-Changing Partnership
Climate adaptation and mitigation
CIMMYT welcomed a high-level delegation from Embrapa (Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation), led by Dr. Silvia Maria Fonseca Silveira Massruha, President of Embrapa, alongside representatives from the Brazilian Embassy in Mexico
South Asia Gets Its First Climate Adaptation Atlas for Resilient Agriculture
Climate adaptation and mitigation
CIMMYT-BISA, in collaboration with the national agricultural research systems of the region, launches the Atlas of Climate Adaptation for South Asian Agriculture to explore climate risks and guide resilient futures
DialogueNEXT India: Farmers at the heart of resilient food systems
Climate adaptation and mitigation
At DialogueNEXT India, CIMMYT emphasized that the future of food security begins with farmers, whose voices and innovations are driving the creation of resilient and sustainable food systems across the Global South
Tanveer meets Country Rep CIMMYT to boost wheat yields, food security
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Source: Associated Press of Pakistan ()
Pakistan’s Minister for National Food Security and Research met with CIMMYT to strengthen collaboration on improved wheat varieties and innovative practices
Additive Intercropping of Groundnut in Sugarcane: A Pathway to Diversification in Western Uttar Pradesh
Climate adaptation and mitigation
CIMMYT and ICAR are transforming sugarcane farming in India with additive intercropping of groundnut and pulses, driving resilience and sustainable growth
Driving a New Era in Breeding: AI-Powered Phenotyping at CIMMYT
Capacity development
CIMMYT is revolutionizing plant breeding with AI-powered phenotyping, using smartphones and machine learning to deliver faster, scalable, and more accurate crop data for dryland staples across Africa
Damania awarded Meyer Medal for conserving grain genetics
Environmental health and biodiversity
Source: UC Davis ()
Ardeshir Damania’s rescue of the world’s wheat seeds, now preserved at CIMMYT, safeguards biodiversity and strengthens global food security