New breeding science can fortify wheat against the onslaught of hotter weather, increasing droughts, and evolving and spreading pests and diseases.

As rising temperatures and water scarcities threaten food production and affecting global food security and livelihoods since last century, leading research organizations have joined efforts around solutions that can also benefit climate-threatened, staple food farming in Africa, Asia, and Latin America and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture.

CIMMYT’s efforts to align with FAO recommendations to strengthen women’s roles in food systems.

20 years of rigorous scientific research.

Drought-tolerant maize seed thrives in Zambia through partnerships with the private sector.

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

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.

In an interview with Happy Makuru Daudi, she shares her career journey and why groundnut is a ‘woman’s crop’.

The introduction of new technology has enabled farmers in West Africa to improve the quality and minimize losses of a national staple.

A type of heat- and drought-tolerant maize is improving yields for Bhutanese farmers.

The downstream effects of the war in Ukraine imperils food security in countries like Nepal. A CSISA-led activity looks to boost local production via increased sustainable irrigation capacity and investment.

Mechanical grinders and presses are transforming cassava production in Ivory Coast and empowering women.

Ravi Ranjan took to farming after the death of his grandfather and, despite his initial apprehension about working in agriculture, has never looked back.

Sieglinde Snapp has contributed her approaches to improving inclusivity in the biosciences.

Climate-resilient soil fertility management by smallholders in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.