Assessing the effectiveness of a “wheat holiday” for preventing blast by examining alternative crops in the lower Gangetic plains
February 22, 2019Policy to encourage alternative crops for wheat farmers in South Asia a short-term solution at best, say CIMMYT researchers
New CIMMYT pre-commercial maize hybrids available from eastern and southern Africa breeding programs
February 21, 2019The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) is offering a new set of improved maize hybrids to partners in eastern and southern Africa and similar agro-ecological zones, to scale up …
New infographics illustrate impact of wheat blast
February 18, 2019Wheat blast is a fast-acting and devastating fungal disease that threatens food safety and security in the Americas and South Asia. First officially identified in Brazil in 1984, the disease is widesp …
Second International Crop Modelling Symposium (iCROPM2020)
February 15, 2019The Second International Crop Modelling Symposium (iCROPM2020) will be held February 3-5, 2020 in Montpellier, France. Four years after the first International Crop Modelling Symposium in Berlin (iCRO …
New partnership announced for sustainable maize production in Colombia
February 14, 2019Palmira (Colombia), February 14, 2019 — AGROSAVIA, Colombia’s leading not-for-profit organization for agricultural research and technology transfer, the International Center for Tropical Agriculture ( …
Breaking Ground: Fernando H. Toledo researches new models of analysis under simulated scenarios
February 14, 2019Genomics is a wide theme of interest for geneticists. As part of the efforts to advance on this subject, Fernando H. Toledo, associated scientist in agricultural statistics at the International Maize …
Experts analyze food systems at EAT-Lancet Commission report launch in Ethiopia
February 13, 2019Earlier this year, the EAT-Lancet Commission published a groundbreaking report linking healthy diets and sustainable food systems. It proposed scientific targets that meet both the Sustainable Develop …
Precision planters boost maize yields in Pakistan
February 13, 2019In the northwestern province of Pakistan, near the Afghan border, the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) is helping connect farmers with precision planters to support higher mai …
International Maize Improvement Consortium – Africa
February 11, 2019The International Maize Improvement Consortium in Africa (IMIC-Africa) is a partnership of member institutions, including seed companies, national programs and foundations, formed by CIMMYT to achieve …
Smallholder wheat production can cut Africa’s costly grain imports
February 8, 2019International scientists are working with regional and national partners in sub-Saharan Africa to catalyze local wheat farming and help meet the rapidly rising regional demand for this crop. The speci …
Cobs & Spikes: Jump-starting Haiti’s maize seed sector
February 6, 2019Haiti has the lowest maize yields in Latin America and the Caribbean, and around half of the population is undernourished. Five hurricanes in the past decade and a magnitude 7.0 earthquake in 2010 hav …
Call for interest: Development trait prioritization as part of a sub-Saharan African crop variety replacement strategy
January 31, 2019The CGIAR Excellence in Breeding Platform (EiB) is looking to provide matching funding (up to US$ 35,000) for two projects with AbacusBio to characterize the users of new crop varieties and identify a …
Researchers and friends recall John Mihm, former CIMMYT maize entomologist
January 29, 2019The community of the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) joins former colleagues of John A. Mihm, CIMMYT’s maize entomologist during the 1970s-90s, in honoring his memory and val …
Call for nominees for the 2019 Maize Youth Innovators Awards – Africa
January 28, 2019Nominations for the 2019 MAIZE Youth Innovators Awards – Africa are now open, through March 15, 2019. These awards recognize the contributions of young women and men below 35 years of age who are impl …
City dwellers in Africa and Asia increasingly choose wheat, research shows
January 23, 2019The developing world’s appetite for wheat is growing swiftly, driven in part by rising incomes, rapid urbanization and the expansion of families where both spouses work outside the house, according to …
University of Queensland student researches tan spot resistance in wheat at CIMMYT
January 21, 2019In 2018, Tamaya Peressini, from the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI), a research institute of the University of Queensland (UQ), travelled to CIMMYT in Mexico as part of …
New report calls for urgent diet and food system changes to sustainably feed world
January 17, 2019A new report by more than 30 world-leading experts in health and environmental sustainability offers a roadmap for a global food system that provides a healthy, sustainable diet for the world’s 10 bil …
Breaking Ground: Breeder Marcela C. Andrade bolsters maize with hardiness from ancestral races
January 16, 2019As the world heats up and water grows scarce, threatening the productivity of humankind’s preferred crops, breeder Marcela Carvalho Andrade and her colleagues at the International Maize and Wheat Impr …
The itsy bitsy spider can make a big impact in agriculture
January 15, 2019A new study explores how conservation agriculture in southern Africa supports spider populations and diversity in fields, which could help mitigate pest damage and potentially lead to higher yields fo …
Reducing high yield gaps with decision-support apps
January 15, 2019Nutrient Expert is a computer-based application to provide nutrient recommendations for individual farmers’ fields. Results from Nutrient Expert trials in Ethiopia, Nigeria and Tanzania showed improve …