Areas of expertise

Innovations
News

Locally produced seed cleaners are making a big difference in Ethiopia and inspiring innovation in Benin.

Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Press releases

The Borlaug Global Rust Initiative (BGRI) is pleased to announce the 2023 Jeanie Borlaug Laube Women in Triticum (WIT) Early Career and Mentor awardees, recognizing excellence in science and leadership for a wheat-secure future.

Environmental health and biodiversity
News

Delegates travelled to South Asia to witness the success of a collaboration which is combatting wheat blast disease in Bangladesh and for other wheat growing nations.

Environmental health and biodiversity
Features

Drought-tolerant maize seed thrives in Zambia through partnerships with the private sector.

Capacity development
News

CIMMYT-led event bringing private sector and government together is a success story of the power of collaboration.

Environmental health and biodiversity
In the media

Source: Kenya News Agency (17 Mar 2023)

How can plant health technologies be more widely adopted by smallholders in Kenya?

Environmental health and biodiversity
News

Scientists and stakeholders in Africa are co-designing a network approach to improve and expand dryland crops value chains in the continent.

Capacity development
In the media

Source: Gwadar Pro (7 Mar 2023)

A joint lab for molecular breeding wheat research launches, with investment from China, Pakistan and CIMMYT.

Innovations
Publications

Farm mechanization contributes to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals of No Poverty (SDG-1) and Zero Hunger (SDG-2), with very small farms facing acute labor shortages benefited the most.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
Publications

New research estimates impact of farmer adaptation to climate change on maize, wheat, rice, sorghum and soybean.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
Publications

CIMMYT researchers comb through data to enumerate the benefits, and costs, of specific climate mitigation initiatives in the AFOLU sector of Mexico.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
Publications

Researchers provide data-driven approach to systematically analyze the production and diffusion of knowledge on food systems and climate change.

Upcoming Events

  1. CIMMYT 2023 Field Day and Visitor’s Week

    March 21 - March 24
  2. Sorghum in the 21st Century: Resiliency and Sustainability in the Face of Climate Change

    June 5 - June 9