Las y los científicos del CIMMYT han ganado muchos premios por su investigación y trabajo de campo, incluyendo el prestigioso Premio Nobel de la Paz en 1970 y el Premio Mundial de la Alimentación en 2000 y 2014.

Son demasiados los trofeos, títulos, certificados, placas conmemorativas, medallas, insignias, pins y cintas que reconocen la excelencia científica del CIMMYT en los últimos 50 años, pero a continuación se mencionan algunos de los más destacados.

Premios del CIMMYT

 

2020

Norman Borlaug Award for Lifetime Achievement in Wheat Research – Hans Braun

Fellow of the American Society of Agronomy (ASA) – Bram Govaerts

China’s National Labor Medal – He Zhonghu

2019

Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) – Kanwarpal Dhugga

American Society of Agronomy’s International Agronomy Award – Hans Braun

Fellow from the Crop Science Society of America – Alexey Morgunov

Frank N. Meyer Medal for Plant Genetic Resources – Thomas Payne

Indian Council of Agricultural Research’s Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award – M.L. Jat

Jeanie Borlaug Laube Women in Triticum (WIT) Early Career Award – Carolina Rivera

2017

Chinese International Science and Technology Cooperation Award – CIMMYT

Two Australian CM Donald Awards – Tim Reeves, former Director General

2016

India’s Society for Plant Research 2016 Young Scientist Award for Agriculture – Velu Govindan

2015

Robert Gabriel Mugabe Award for Outstanding Research – Maize Breeding Team of the Department of Research and Specialist Services (DR&SS), Zimbabwe

China Friendship Award – Ravi Singh

2014

The Magnolia Silver Award (China) – Yunbi Xu

World Food Prize – Sanjaya Rajaram

Norman Borlaug Award for Field Research and Application, World Food Prize – Bram Govaerts

2013

Reconocimiento apoyo a la investigacion en maíz – Luis Narro

Stakeman Award, University of Minnesota – Ravi Singh

2012

UK Climate Week Award – DTMA Project

The 100 Best PhD Dissertations Award of China – Yanli Lu

Reconocimiento apoyo a la investigacion en maíz – Luis Narro

2011

Fellow of the Indian Society of Genetics and Plant Breeding – B.M. Prasanna

2010

Apoyo a la Investigacion en Cereales (FENALCE, Colombia) – Luis Narro

Japan International Award for Young Agricultural Researchers – Jianbing Yan

2008

China Friendship Award – José Luis Araus

Knight Commander of the Order Manuel Amador Guerrero (Panama) – Hugo Cordova

Third Dr. M.S. Swaminathan Award for Leadership in Agriculture – Surinder K. Vasal, Former Distinguished Scientist, CIMMYT

G.H. Stringfield Award (Ohio State University) – Kevin Pixley

Jindig Award, Sichuan Province (China) – Ravi Singh – Recognition of CIMMYT’s contribution to wheat production

CGIAR Science Award for Outstanding Scientist – José Crossa

2007

Promising young scientist (CGIAR) – Natalia Palacios

Contribucion al Mejoramiento de Maiz de Bolivia – Luis Narro

Sobresaliente Contribucion a la Investigacion de Maiz en Peru – Luis Narro

2006

CGIAR King Baudouin Award – CIMMYT

Congressional Gold Medal – Norman Borlaug

National Medal of Science – Dr. Norman Borlaug

Padam Vibhushan Award (India) – Norman Borlaug – Recognition for services to the farmers in the subcontinent

2004

CM Donald Medal (Australia) – Tony Fischer – Recognition of his unique contribution to agriculture in Australia

Belgian Development Co-operation Prize – Bram Govaerts – Contribution to the pursuit of sustainable development in the global south

2003

Gold Medal for Peace (Nepal) – Guillermo Ortiz – Ferrara – Contributions to peace and prosperity in Nepal by helping poor farmers improve both livelihoods and the country’s agricultural development

China Friendship Award – Hans Braun – Contributions to wheat improvement in Gansu province

2002

Qilu Friendship Award (China) – Ken Sayre, Wheat Program agronomist

Public Welfare Medal, U.S. National Academy of Sciences – Norman Borlaug

Medalla al Mérito Agrícola (Bolivia) – Patrick Wall

2001

Orders of the Burning Spear (Kenya) – Wilfred Mwangi

China Friendship Award – Surinder K. Vasal, Former Distinguished Scientist, CIMMYT

2000

The Millennium World Food Prize – Evangelina Villegas and Surinder K. Vasal

1994

Order of the Aztec Eagle (Mexico) – Donald Winkelmann

1977

U.S. Presidential Medal of Freedom – Norman Borlaug

1970

Nobel Peace Prize – Norman Borlaug

Order of the Aztec Eagle (Mexico) – Norman Borlaug

1969

Order of the Aztec Eagle (Mexico) – Edwin J. Wellhausen