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Maredia named Fellow of African Academy of Sciences
Capacity development
Source: Michigan State University ()
Dr. Karim Maredia, newly named AAS Fellow, once advanced pest-resistant maize at CIMMYT, helping farmers protect their harvests
IMIC-Africa Field Day 2025: Where science meets collaboration to accelerate maize innovation in Africa
Capacity development
IMIC-Africa Field Day 2025 brought together science, seed innovation, and collaboration across Africa to fast-track resilient, high-yield maize solutions from lab to farm.
Positive Solutions for Nature in Colombia: A Review
Environmental health and biodiversity
CIMMYT is helping farmers in Colombia conserve native maize, strengthen seed systems, and connect with niche markets through the CGIAR led Nature+ initiative, promoting biodiversity, inclusion, and sustainable livelihoods
Shaping a CIMMYT maize program to serve at-risk farmers: A tribute to Ernest W. Sprague (1925-2025)
Ernest W. Sprague, a key architect of CIMMYT’s maize research in the 1970s, helped shape global breeding efforts and empower smallholder farmers through science and training
Trade Partnerships and Industry Milestones
Environmental health and biodiversity
Source: Mexico Business News ()
The State of Mexico, CIMMYT, and UNAM are supporting native corn preservation through financial aid, research, and seed donations to enhance biodiversity and sustainable farming
Decades of research deliver drought-tolerant maize for a hotter, uncertain future
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Source: The Sunday News ()
CIMMYT’s drought-tolerant maize are empowering Zimbabwean farmers to withstand weather challenges
Minister warns of counterfeit seed risks as planting season looms
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Source: New Vision ()
CIMMYT recognized Dr. Godfrey Asea for developing drought-tolerant maize, reinforcing its commitment to climate-resilient agriculture in Uganda
CIMMYT donates agricultural implements to Gwebi
Capacity development
Source: The Herald ()
CIMMYT is modernizing breeding in Zimbabwe with machinery to enhance research and climate-resilient maize production
Tecnologico De Monterrey Develops Nutraceutical Corn to Address the Global Food Crisis and Improve Health
Innovations
Source: barchart ()
Tecnologico de Monterrey and CIMMYT developed nutraceutical corn to enhance nutrition and advance food security
Prof. Jianbing Yan, Former CIMMYT maize scientist, appointed as the new President of Huazhong Agricultural University, China
Prof. Jianbing Yan, former CIMMYT maize scientist and leader in maize genetics, is now President of Huazhong Agricultural University
Seeds to beat the heat in lowland tropics
Partners in South Asia commend HTMA project’s success in the wake of climate change
Deployment of new tools and technologies into the CGIAR-NARS breeding program increases the rate of genetic gain per dollar invested
Innovations
Innovative tools like molecular breeding, genomic selection, and doubled haploid technology boost genetic gain per dollar, enhancing efficiency in tackling drought and disease challenges in CGIAR-NARS breeding programs
SKUAST-K Maize Improvement Programme: Transforming Challenges into Bountiful Harvests
Innovations
The SKUAST-K Maize Improvement Programme, with CIMMYT, is transforming maize farming in Jammu and Kashmir
Enhancing the resilience of our farmers and our food systems: global collaboration at DialogueNEXT
Capacity development
CIMMYT and the World Food Prize Foundation co-organized DialogueNEXT—Seeds of strength: Nurturing farmer resilience, held at CIMMYT headquarters in Mexico from 10 to 11 July 2024. The event brought together scientists, agribusiness leaders, farmers, and policymakers from over 200 organizations and 55 nations, to help shape global collaboration and strategies for sustainably producing nutritious food for all, within planetary boundaries.
Unlocking Zambia’s maize potential through crop diversity
Environmental health and biodiversity
CIMMYT and ZARI trial different methods to increase maize productivity.