Publications
Harnessing new high-resolution satellite imagery to plant breeding
InnovationsNew study by CIMMYT researchers shows how multi-temporal, high-resolution satellite images can be used effectively to monitor breeding maize and wheat breeding plots in diverse environments.
Research local: co-creation generates novel options to tackle global problems
Capacity developmentCIMMYT research helps meet Sustainable Development Goals through engagement of scientists and stakeholders in participatory action research.
What’s the link between two-wheel tractors and elephants?
InnovationsIn a recent report, CIMMYT scientists examine trade-offs between labor and biodiversity.
Scientists urge shifting more nitrogen to low-input farms and better use on high-yield farms
Environmental health and biodiversityImproving the distribution and use of nitrogen fertilizer — skewed by price hikes and outdated subsidies — can raise maize, wheat, and rice production in Africa and South Asia, while saving on fertilizer and addressing both food security and climate crisis concerns, a new study finds.
Wheat output in Africa and South Asia will suffer severely from climate change by 2050, modelling study shows
Climate adaptation and mitigationCrop simulation models predict that climate change will lower global wheat production by 2050 in Africa and South Asia, where food security is already threatened.
Mini-tillers bolster Nepal maize farmers’ food supplies and profits, new study shows
InnovationsFarm mechanization contributes to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals of No Poverty (SDG-1) and Zero Hunger (SDG-2), with very small farms facing acute labor shortages benefited the most.
Adapting growing seasons to climate change can boost yields of world’s staple crops
Climate adaptation and mitigationNew research estimates impact of farmer adaptation to climate change on maize, wheat, rice, sorghum and soybean.
Identifying climate mitigation strategies from AFOLU sector in Mexico
Climate adaptation and mitigationCIMMYT researchers comb through data to enumerate the benefits, and costs, of specific climate mitigation initiatives in the AFOLU sector of Mexico.
Tracking the development and reach of CIMMYT’s climate research
Climate adaptation and mitigationResearchers provide data-driven approach to systematically analyze the production and diffusion of knowledge on food systems and climate change.
In maize research, farmers’ priorities are our priorities
Climate adaptation and mitigationNew CIMMYT research sheds light on farmer maize preferences in Ethiopia and western Kenya.
A sustainable solution to micronutrient deficiency
Nutrition, health and food securityZinc and provitamin A biofortified maize genotypes have potential to reduce hidden hunger in Nepal.
Improved nitrogen use can boost tomato yields
Environmental health and biodiversityScientists research whether nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) and tomato production in Nepal can be improved with better utilization of nitrogen fertilizer.
Sustainability of rice production in the Northwestern Indo-Gangetic Plains
Climate adaptation and mitigationScientists determine nitrogen use could be reduced without impacting rice yields for sustainability of rice production in Northwestern Indo-Gangetic Plains.
How does physical disturbance of soil impact carbon mineralization?
Environmental health and biodiversityA study on the physical disturbance of soil shows that it drives changes in soil properties and affects soil microbial activity.
Using ENM principles to preserve soil health
Environmental health and biodiversityScientists recommend alternative methods for preventing soil degradation that can contribute towards attaining food security.