Blogs
Wheat versus heat
Climate adaptation and mitigationUrgent action is required to mitigate effects of temperature extremes in South Asia, which threaten wheat production and human health.
Protecting plant health for food and nutritional security
Environmental health and biodiversityGlobal networks present unified and transdisciplinary strategy to protect key crops from devastating pests and diseases.
Turning data swamps into data lakes
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionNew metadata schema will make it easier for scientists to find and reuse open-access data.
Another food crisis?
Nutrition, health and food securityThe Russia-Ukraine conflict will cause massive disruptions to global wheat supply and food security. Agricultural research investments are the basis of resilient agri-food systems and a food-secure future.
What price wheat?
Nutrition, health and food securityCrisis in Ukraine underscores the need for long-term solutions for global food security.
Fruits and vegetables are essential, but there are three reasons why it takes cereals to feed the world
Climate adaptation and mitigationIn addition to macronutrients and micronutrients, staple cereals are important sources of bioactive food components.
From diagnosis to action on social equity
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionBuilding on impact of GENNOVATE, scientists recommend integrating gender-transformative research and methodologies into the new CGIAR Initiatives.
Building resilient and sustainable irrigation for food security in Nepal
Climate adaptation and mitigationA new initiative will monitor groundwater and will provide a framework for sustainable irrigation practices.
Seed giants must collaborate or be dwarfed by threat of climate change
Climate adaptation and mitigationNew funding models, such as public-private partnerships, can collectively address knowledge gaps to avoid potential catastrophes for society at large.
Can you help shape the future of plant disease detection?
InnovationsAdvances in Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning result in a breakthrough for automated detection of wheat rusts.
Protecting plants will protect people and the planet
Climate adaptation and mitigationUnderstanding the relationship between climate change and plant health is key to conserving biodiversity and boosting food production today and for future generations.
Adult plant resistance (APR): the strategy to beat persistent pathogens
Environmental health and biodiversityCIMMYT’s decision to focus on APR genes versus race-specific genes (R-genes) protects the livelihoods of millions of smallholder wheat farmers throughout Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Improve rural women’s financial access to help solve hunger
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionGender equity is one of the best solutions for hunger. Why? The numbers speak for themselves.
From science to impact: a chat with women scientists at CIMMYT
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionMartin Kropff sits down with scientists involved in maize breeding, wheat quality and crop data to discuss their successes and passion behind the work that they do to help CIMMYT and CGIAR reach the Sustainable Development Goals.