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Breaking Ground: Fatima Camarillo invests in education
Capacity developmentEducator and researcher trains partners from around the world in CIMMYT’s unique wheat improvement course.
Mapping the way to lower nitrous oxide emissions
Climate adaptation and mitigationA new study identifies global emissions and mitigation hotspots ripe for more efficient nitrogen use in maize and wheat production.
A view from above
InnovationsCIMMYT scientists use high-powered drones and space satellite imagery to accelerate crop improvement, fight pests and diseases and help farmers make better crop management decisions.
Four questions with CIMMYT’s Maize Genebank Curator
Environmental health and biodiversityHow to preserve and share the genetic biodiversity of maize.
How biodiversity conservation can help manage future pandemics — for plants and for humans
Environmental health and biodiversitySource: The Counter (21 May 2021)
Dave Hodson discusses why conservation may be the key to our survival.
A conservation conversation
Environmental health and biodiversityIn a Q&A, Thomas Payne reflects on how CIMMYT’s wheat genebank can be a model for maintaining biodiversity in agricultural systems.
The Green Revolution was built on manipulating genes to breed higher-yielding, disease resistant crops. Here’s an ode to one of its pioneers, Sanjaya Rajaram
Capacity developmentSource: Genetic Literacy Project (5 May 2021)
This tribute to the life and work of Sanjaya Rajaram also flags CIMMYT’s contribution to improving livelihoods and fostering more productive sustainable maize and wheat farming.
CIMMYT and John Innes Centre announce strategic collaboration on wheat research
InnovationsPartnership of two world-class research institutes will harness state-of-the-art technology to find solutions for wheat farmers and consumers.
Can we create a climate-resistant coffee in time?
Climate adaptation and mitigationSource: The Guardian (27 Apr 2021)
Matthew Reynolds talked to The Guardian’s Science Weekly podcast about the process of creating climate- and heat-resistant crops.
Breaking Ground: Natalia Palacios gets the most out of maize
Nutrition, health and food securityFrom biofortification to cooking techniques, a CIMMYT scientist and her team test how to make this global staple as nutritious as possible.
Far-reaching impacts
Capacity developmentAlumni of CIMMYT’s historic wheat training program reflect on a powerful learning experience.
On-farm nitrogen management practices have global reverberations
Climate adaptation and mitigationA new meta-study confirms that nitrous oxide emissions can be reduced by boosting nitrogen productivity, crop yield and use of “4Rs.”
World Health Day 2021
Climate adaptation and mitigationFive CIMMYT solutions for a fairer, healthier world.