In a landmark pilot in Guanajuato, CIMMYT, in collaboration with Yara, demonstrated the power of biologicals in sustainable maize production—replacing half the synthetic nitrogen with Azospirillum cultures across 7,800 hectares, resulting in a savings of 9,300 metric tons of urea in just one cycle. This impactful work underscores CIMMYT’s leadership in advancing climate-smart, input-efficient solutions that support both farmer livelihoods and environmental resilience.
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Climate adaptation and mitigation
The results of the Plan Maíz initiative were presented and, looking ahead, one of the goals is to ensure that 20% of the maize and wheat from this project is sourced through regenerative agriculture practices by 2025 and 50% by 2030.
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Indigenous farmers in Oaxaca are custodians of maize biodiversity, growing seeds passed down over generations.
Nutrition, health and food security
Seed producers association lauds the research and development support behind productive, resilient maize varieties and hybrids grown on more than one million hectares in Mexico.