CGIAR
Breaking Ground: Yoseph Beyene breeds desirable maize varieties for smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa
Innovations
CIMMYT breeder applies new tools and technologies to accelerate genetic gains, make breeding more efficient, and keep up with the changing dynamics of biotic and abiotic stresses.
Battling devastating viral diseases, also in plants
Nutrition, health and food security
Maize lethal necrosis has taught us that intensive efforts to keep human and plant diseases at bay need to continue beyond the COVID-19 crisis.
Preserving the legacy of biodiversity
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Maize and wheat seeds from all over the world are preserved at the CIMMYT genebank, used to bring new varieties to farmers, and backed up at the Global Seed Vault.
Scaling up research for development in CGIAR
Capacity development
ILRI incorporates CIMMYT tool into their scaling framework and recommends other CGIAR centers to do the same.
This little seed went to market
Capacity development
Seed companies in Malawi share how they chose their flagship varieties and got them onto the commercial market.
International analytics award goes to CGIAR centers for sustainable agriculture tools
Innovations
The 2020 IAAA award recognizes groundbreaking data systems and tools helping more than 150,000 farmers in Mexico.
Fall armyworm survey marks CIMMYT’s first research project in Laos
Nutrition, health and food security
Hot on the trail of fall armyworm, CIMMYT builds local research partnerships in Southeast Asia.
Launching the AgriFoodTrust platform
Innovations
New testing and learning platform aims to build the knowledge base for trust and transparency technologies in food systems.
Breaking Ground: Maria Itria Ibba and the lab that bakes bread
Innovations
CIMMYT scientist helps breeders meet complex and stringent market demands for high-quality wheat.
CIMMYT and Pakistan: 60 years of collaboration
Nutrition, health and food security
New fact sheet captures the impact of six decades of maize and wheat research in Pakistan.
CGIAR is receiving applications to join the One CGIAR Common Board
Nutrition, health and food security
The world’s largest public research network on food systems, of which CIMMYT is a member, is looking for qualified individuals to join its new One CGIAR Common Board.
Out of the classroom and into the field
Capacity development
Malawian smallholders tackle challenges together using the farmer field school approach.