Every year, CIMMYT trains tens of thousands of farmers, scientists, and technicians on techniques and practices for food security, nutrition, health and resource conservation. In contrast to formal academic training in plant breeding and agronomy, CIMMYT training activities are hands-on and highly specialized. Topics include practices to preserve maize and wheat genetic diversity; biological pest management; climate change adaptation and safer food processing. Trainees from Africa, Asia and Latin America benefit from the data assembled and handled in a global research program. Alumni of CIMMYT courses often become a significant force for agricultural change in their countries.
Capacity development
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Enhancing the resilience of our farmers and our food systems: global collaboration at DialogueNEXT
CIMMYT and the World Food Prize Foundation co-organized DialogueNEXT—Seeds of strength: Nurturing farmer resilience, held at CIMMYT headquarters in Mexico from 10 to 11 July 2024. The event brought together scientists, agribusiness leaders, farmers, and policymakers from over 200 organizations and 55 nations, to help shape global collaboration and strategies for sustainably producing nutritious food for all, within planetary boundaries.
CIMMYT scientists deliver training to improve agriculture in Uzbekistan
Agricultural scientists from Uzbekistan completed training on genetic resources and gene banks in TĂĽrkiye to build research cooperation and enhance agricultural knowledge across the region.
There’s an increasing interest for hubs in Mexico
Under the umbrella of CGIAR’s initiative in Excellence in Agronomy, worldwide experts are coming to Mexico to learn more about the hubs’ methodology and how its scientific results are reaching farmers.