In the media
2023: The International Year of the Millet
CIMMYT commits to scaling-up millet cultivation and further promoting technologies that encourage millet consumption and other dryland cereal crops.
How to address the food insecurity driving forced migration
Bram Govaerts, CIMMYT Director General, addresses the root causes of forced migrations with five adaptation measures that public and private actors can adopt to strengthen agri-food systems and protect vulnerable regions from climate shocks.
Delivering transgenic drought-tolerant and insect-protected maize varieties to African farmers
The TELA maize project has protected smallholder farmers from Stem-borer and Fall Armyworm through resistant maize varieties. As part of the project’s fifth year, the AATF has restated its commitment to developing transgenic drought-tolerant and insect-protected maize varieties.
LIPS-ZIM assists farmers to adopt productive and resilient livestock systems
With intensifying climate change, farmers in Matabeleland, Zimbabwe adopt innovative methods for resilient and productive livestock as part of the Livestock Production Systems in Zimbabwe (LIPS-ZIM) project.
Farmers on the Front Lines: Mexico’s Cacao Crops Are Recovering Thanks to Women Like This
CIMMYT gender research helps the Agrovita program, a collaboration between PepsiCo and Proforest, a UK-based agriculture non-profit, to design and promote gender sensitive training programs for smallholder cacao farmers in Tabasco and Chiapas, Mexico.
Startups and nonprofits race to unlock Africa’s agriculture potential as millions face food crisis and droughts
Climate change, if unchecked, is expected to make food even more unaffordable. The economic shocks from increasing temperatures, water stress and continued droughts will push tens of millions of Africans into extreme poverty over the next decade, according to Moody’s partner TechnoServe.
Counties Urged To Scale Up And Adopt Pest Control Technologies
How can plant health technologies be more widely adopted by smallholders in Kenya?
China, Pakistan launched joint wheat breeding lab
A joint lab for molecular breeding wheat research launches, with investment from China, Pakistan and CIMMYT.
Ethiopia’s Experience of Wheat Production Exemplary to African Countries: CIMMYT
The partnership between CIMMYT and Ethiopia is improving wheat productivity through improved germplasm and access to mechanization.
India will have record wheat production, must plan for export, says Arun Kumar Joshi
Arun Kumar Joshi provides insights into why India is expecting record levels of wheat production this year.
African smallholder farmers hit hard by global food shortage: expert
Bram Govaerts emphasizes the potential for agricultural development in Africa using nutritious indigenous crops.
Some things have to die for others to live: Why scaling down is just as important as scaling up in the transformation of global food systems
Efforts to transform global food systems typically focus on introducing/scaling new innovations/programs. Here we argue for more focus on intentionally scaling down unsustainable farming practices.
Staple commodities: Country can save $1.3bn annually by developing efficient storage system
The development of hermetic storage technology can help farmers in Pakistan to protect their crops post-harvest and pass on financial savings to consumers.
On Africa’s farms, the forecast calls for adaptation and innovation
Bill Gates reflects on a recent visit to a Kenyan farm to see firsthand the results of work by CIMMYT and CGIAR.
Xiplomacy: China, LAC countries embrace new era of win-win cooperation
An article in the Big News Network examines opportunities for collaboration between China and Latin America and the Caribbean.