Breaking Ground: Terry Molnar uses native maize varieties to find novel traits for breeding
April 19, 2018Terry Molnar is helping farmers face these challenges by using the natural diversity of plants to unlock desirable genetic traits inside food crops.
Bearish headlines overstate the extent of available global wheat stocks, analysts say
April 5, 2018The declining area sown to wheat worldwide, together with stockpiling by China, is masking significant risk in global wheat markets, experts at Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) in …
Young women scientists who will galvanize global wheat research
March 28, 2018Winners of the Jeanie Borlaug Laube Women in Triticum (WIT) Early Career Award joined an on-going wheat research training course organized by CIMMYT.
Scientists seek key to boost yields, ensure future food supply
March 23, 2018Crop genetic gains remain too low, and international scientists are making a concerted effort to determine how best to increase yields.
Field trial design workshop for smallholder farmers who grow maize landraces
March 20, 2018As part of the efforts of the Sustainable Modernization of Traditional Agriculture program aimed at improving food security based on maize landraces in marginal areas of the state of Oaxaca, Mexico
New publications: The importance of wheat in the global food supply to a growing population
March 15, 2018A new publication discusses the importance of wheat in the global food supply and meeting future demand from a growing population.
Global grain research and food industry experts meet to address rising malnutrition
March 14, 2018Malnutrition is rising again and becoming more complex, according to the director-general of the world’s leading public maize and wheat research center.
New Publications: The best path to food security
March 1, 2018Authors of a new study say encouraging smallholder farmers to produce more low-technology crops alongside the development of physical and social infrastructure to make markets more accessible is a str …
Seed savers celebrate “Doomsday Vault” tenth anniversary
February 22, 2018CIMMYT’s Maize Germplasm Bank has its entire collection backed up in the Svalbard Global Seed Vault. Photo: CIMMYT archives EL BATAN, Mexico (CIMMYT) — The “Doomsday Vault,” that safeguards fall-back …
USAID’s Feed the Future Nepal Seed and Fertilizer Project supports NGLRP to foster lentil productivity and profitability
February 19, 2018Nepal’s National Grain Legumes Research Program (NGLRP), in collaboration with USAID’s Feed the Future Nepal Seed and Fertilizer Project, led by The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (C …
Deadly strain of wheat stem rust disease surfaces in Europe
February 8, 2018Scientists have shown that the first appearance of wheat stem rust disease in the U.K. in nearly 60 years, which occurred in 2013, was caused by the same virulent fungal strain responsible for recent …
African and global experts release guide to manage fall armyworm, a critical threat to crops in Africa
February 6, 2018An evidence-based manual details technologies and management approaches to tackle this grave food security threat Nairobi, Kenya (CIMMYT) – The fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda; FAW) was first con …
“Bazooka” maize makes a bang in Uganda
February 1, 2018Photo: Christopher Bendana Unprecedented droughts have hit Uganda’s farmers hard in recent years, affecting household income and food security by drastically cutting maize yields, a staple crop in the …
New technical guide to help farmers protect against fall armyworm
January 30, 2018Nairobi, Kenya (CIMMYT) – A new comprehensive integrated pest management (IPM)-based technical guide produced by international experts will help scientists, extension agents and farmers to tackle the …
Are you a Wizard or Prophet? New book highlights our relationship with nature and humanity’s future
January 23, 2018“The Wizard and the Prophet” looks at the world’s most threatening challenges to food security.
Emergency seed fuels quick farm recovery in drought-affected Ethiopia
January 11, 2018In response to Ethiopia’s worst drought in 50 years and a critical shortage of seed in 2016, CIMMYT and partners delivered over 3,400 tons of high quality seed to farmers.
Innovation leads South Asia’s new Green Revolution
January 9, 2018Leaders from across South Asia recently called for increased investment in conservation agriculture to protect future food systems across the region.
New Publications: Mitigating climate change effects on food security
December 7, 2017A new study on climate change patterns indicates that climate change could reduce total crop production 23 percent by 2050
Australian High Commissioner to India visits project fields
December 5, 2017This November, the work of the SRFSI project was marked with notable recognition by the Australian Government with a visit from the Australian High Commissioner to India, Harinder Sidhu.
New systems analysis tools help boost the sustainable intensification of agriculture in Bangladesh
December 4, 2017In South Asia, the population is growing and land area for agricultural expansion is extremely limited. Increasing the productivity of already farmed land is the best way to attain food security.