Blogs

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.

Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Features

For its first birthday, a co-founder of the Women in Crop Science at CIMMYT, talks about their journey over the past year.

Environmental health and biodiversity
News

Participatory testing of fall armyworm (FAW) solutions is helping to find eco-friendly and cost-effective integrated pest management (IPM) packages in Kenya.

Environmental health and biodiversity
News

Upgraded technology at the KALRO research station will optimize breeding and seed systems’ work so that scientists can provide better varieties to farmers.

Capacity development
News

The CGIAR Initiative on Market Intelligence releases two reports on a framework for informing crop breeding and future market segments for hybrid maize.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
News

A workshop supports participants to grow their crop modeling expertise, with the aim of improving the use of tools in Zimbabwe and the rest of Africa.

Nutrition, health and food security
In the media

Source: Ethiopian News Agency (21 Feb 2023)

The partnership between CIMMYT and Ethiopia is improving wheat productivity through improved germplasm and access to mechanization.

Nutrition, health and food security
News

Seed company visit highlights the role private sector can play in accelerating agricultural transformation in Nepal.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
News

Water harvesting technology trials give hope to farmers in semi-arid regions of Zimbabwe.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
Features

A hotter planet was devastating wheat yields in one of India’s poorest but most fertile states. Researchers looked at the agricultural system as a whole to find a promising path forward.

Environmental health and biodiversity
News

CIMMYT is working with Zimbabwe government organizations to facilitate sustainable food security initiatives.

Nutrition, health and food security
News

CGIAR’s Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, in collaboration with the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), organized an important roundtable discussion at the beginning of February on the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) report entitled Competing in Agribusiness: Corporate Strategies and Public Policies for the Challenges of the 21st Century.