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Environmental health and biodiversity
News

Securing biological diversity is a key mission for both organizations.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
In the media

Source: Technology Times (18 May 2023)

Rising temperatures, droughts, and extreme weather events affect crop yield, quality, and nutritional value. To dive into the challenges posed by climate change, scientists and farmers are collaborating to create a “Wheat Revolution.”

Climate adaptation and mitigation
News

CIMMYT participates in Climate Summit with an eye towards accelerating innovations.

Environmental health and biodiversity
In the media

Source: Smart Farmer Africa (16 May 2023)

Plant health experts met on May 12, International Day of Plant Health, to discuss and address the challenges facing plant health management capacity in the Global South.

Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Press releases

The annual award recognizes outstanding achievements and contributions by scientists, engineers, or other professionals in the agricultural, environmental, or food sectors to the advancement of science through communication in public policy fields.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
In the media

Source: Mexico Business News (9 May 2023)

Bram Govaerts, CIMMYT Director General, addresses the root causes of forced migrations with five adaptation measures that public and private actors can adopt to strengthen agri-food systems and protect vulnerable regions from climate shocks.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
Features

New breeding science can fortify wheat against the onslaught of hotter weather, increasing droughts, and evolving and spreading pests and diseases.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
Features

As rising temperatures and water scarcities threaten food production and affecting global food security and livelihoods since last century, leading research organizations have joined efforts around solutions that can also benefit climate-threatened, staple food farming in Africa, Asia, and Latin America and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture.

Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Features

CIMMYT’s efforts to align with FAO recommendations to strengthen women’s roles in food systems.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
Press releases

HeDWIC and FFAR awarded grants to five wheat research projects in 2022 to protect the crop from climate change and other threats.

Laboratory Research Technician
Nutrition, health and food security
Nutrition, health and food security
Press releases

A new paper published today by experts at The Chicago Council of Global Affairs identifies the three main obstacles to global food systems transformation and hunger eradication by 2050.

Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Press releases

The Borlaug Global Rust Initiative (BGRI) is pleased to announce the 2023 Jeanie Borlaug Laube Women in Triticum (WIT) Early Career and Mentor awardees, recognizing excellence in science and leadership for a wheat-secure future.

Post-Doctoral Fellow - Environmental and Resource Economist