HarvestPlus

HarvestPlus aims to reduce hidden hunger and provide micronutrients to billions of people directly through the staple foods that they eat. We use a novel process called biofortification to breed higher levels of micronutrients directly into key staple foods. For more information, visit http://www.harvestplus.org/.

Innovations
Features

The release of 31 wheat varieties brings Pakistan closer to self-suffiency in wheat production.

Nutrition, health and food security
Features

20 years of rigorous scientific research.

Nutrition, health and food security
Features

Seven founding partners introduced Ag4Peace, a new initiative that aims to build resilient food systems and improve livelihoods and diets in low- and middle-income countries.

Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
News

The CGIAR Women in Research and Science (WIRES) employee-led resource group recently had a virtual engagement to discuss the progress and new happenings in the group.

Nutrition, health and food security
News

Ephrame Havazvidi served on the WHEAT Independent Steering Committee from 2015-2021 and was a prominent plant breeder and crop expert.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
In the media

Source: IPS News (17 Feb 2021)

In an op-ed, Martin Kropff, Director General of CIMMYT, discusses how higher-yielding, stress-tolerant maize varieties can not only help smallholders combat climatic variabilities and diseases, but also effectively diversify their farms.

Innovations
Press releases

High-zinc and climate-resilient varieties poised to boost production for farmers and nutrition for consumers.

Capacity development
Blogs

First meetings of the AGG Science and Technical Steering Committees generate insights and recommendations for optimizing breeding schemes.

Nutrition, health and food security
Features

A growing number of smallholders in southern Zimbabwe adopt provitamin-A maize after collective learning and knowledge transfer initiative.

Innovations
Features

The testing and learning platform is working to tackle issues from adulterated seeds to crop residue burning.

Nutrition, health and food security
Features

Strong partnerships key to making healthy diets affordable and meeting global nutrition challenges, says CIMMYT researcher Natalia Palacios at 2020 African Green Revolution Forum.

Innovations
Features

Scientists assess the use of blockchain to track the impact of biofortified seeds.

Innovations
Features

CIMMYT scientist applies genomics in maize breeding to achieve higher genetic gains.

Capacity development
Features

Seed companies in Malawi share how they chose their flagship varieties and got them onto the commercial market.

Nutrition, health and food security
In the media

Source: Devex (4 May 2020)

Leaders from CIMMYT, Harvest Plus and Clinton Development Initiative discuss need for smallholder farmers to be resilient against shocks — pandemics, droughts or crop infestations.