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tag icon Nutrition, health and food security

A CIMMYT-led study highlights how provitamin A maize could make a real difference in vitamin A intake of smallholder farmers in rural areas of Zimbabwe.

Blogs

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

The International Maize Improvement Consortium for Africa field day in Harare enabled CIMMYT to showcase genetically diverse maize lines, have structured dialogues with diverse stakeholders, and review and refine breeding strategies and approaches.

In the media

tag icon Nutrition, health and food security

Source: The Star ()

Blogs

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

ACASA’s research yields not just data but seeds of hope, foreseeing a transformative future in CA adoption, shaping African agriculture and beyond.

News

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Last week, CIMMYT welcomed Guillaume Grosso, CGIAR’s new deputy executive managing director, to its headquarters in Texcoco, Mexico.

News

tag icon Capacity development

USAID has partnered with CIMMYT to implement the Feed the Future VACS Capacity Activity.

In the media

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

Source: Seed Quest ()

CIMMYT and partners are developing heat-tolerant wheat varieties using advanced technologies.

Blogs

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

Heat tolerance and high yield potential are essential traits in maize to adopt climate change effects in lowland tropics.

In the media

tag icon Nutrition, health and food security

Source: EconoTimes ()

CIMMYT experts, including Mazvita Chiduwa, stress that importing food is the only solution to prevent hunger in Malawi due to severe drought.

Press releases

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

The Novo Nordisk Foundation has awarded a grant of up to USD 21.1 million to CIMMYT for a groundbreaking initiative to mitigate the environmental impact of agriculture, by developing new wheat varieties that are capable of reducing agriculture’s nitrogen footprint. The CropSustaiN initiative could have sweeping implications for global food security and environmental sustainability.

News

tag icon Innovations

CIMMYT offers new, improved maize hybrid to partners, to scale up production for farmers in South Asia.

Blogs

tag icon Capacity development

The active participation of rural women in agricultural development has been a fundamental element in promoting sustainable transformation in communities in southeast Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras.

Blogs

tag icon Capacity development

ADCIN represents a leap forward in African agricultural cooperation, addressing dryland crop challenges through tailored projects for maximum impact.

News

tag icon Capacity development

Experts from Chinese agricultural research organizations and CIMMYT partnered to deliver workshops for African scientists and breeders on mitigating the effects of wheat Fusarium head blight.

In the media

tag icon Capacity development

Source: Daily News ()

Agricultural stakeholders in Tanzania, including CIMMYT, are launching a project to combat soil acidity and boost crop yields.