CIMMYT

CIMMYT
In the media

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

Source: EuroNews (2 Mar 2020)

Rising temperatures pose risk for agriculture in Europe — but adaptation is under way with the help of climate data.

In the media

tag icon Capacity development

Source: Inter Press Service (27 Feb 2020)

Refugees receive technical assistance, nutrition education and training on growing biofortified maize.

In the media

tag icon Nutrition, health and food security

Source: Outlook India (25 Feb 2020)

Harvest Plus supports cross-sector alliances to advance biofortified crops in India.

In the media

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

Source: Thomson Reuters (18 Feb 2020)

Schemes may fall short of ambitions by dealing separately with food production, supply and consumption.

Ensuring that research and new technologies are both directed and deployed in the most impactful and beneficial way for farmers.

In the media

tag icon Innovations

Source: Real Wire (11 Feb 2020)

Mexican farmers in Yaqui Valley use smartphone app with satellite data to make decisions about irrigation and crop management.

In the media

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

Source: Dawn (9 Feb 2020)

Climate change threatens wheat yields in South Asia.

In the media

tag icon Environmental health and biodiversity

Source: Dawn (6 Feb 2020)

CIMMYT warns wheat-growing farmers in Pakistan to watch for yellow rust disease.

Press releases

tag icon Nutrition, health and food security

New research recommends targeted assistance and engagement with small farmers in rural Guatemala to improve livelihoods and reduce migration pressures.

In the media

tag icon Nutrition, health and food security

Source: Times of India (31 Jan 2020)

New seed will withstand drought conditions and natural calamities.

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.

In the media

tag icon Innovations

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.

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.

In the media

tag icon Nutrition, health and food security

Source: El Universal (12 Jan 2020)

Research shows that conservation agriculture under irrigation conditions increases yields and soil organic carbon, even in poor quality soil.