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CIMMYT is a cutting edge, non-profit, international organization dedicated to solving tomorrow's problems today.

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$3.5-4.0 billion annually

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We leverage our expertise to sustainably improve the resilience of smallholder farmers in the Global South for a more productive, inclusive, and environmentally sound agrifood system.

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CIMMYT links scientific excellence, impact through partnerships and capacity building. “One CIMMYT” integrates these domains. CIMMYT transforms research into large-scale farm-level impacts through strong, long-established partnerships.

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WHERE WE WORK

CIMMYT around the world

With projects in 88 countries, CIMMYT collaborates with hundreds of partners and is part of the global network of CGIAR Research Centers, delivering science for a food and nutrition secure future.

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CIMMYT global headquarters

Carretera México-Veracruz, Km. 45, El Batán 56237 Texcoco, Mexico

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Bangladesh

House #10/B, Road #53, Gulshan-2, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh

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China

Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), 12 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing 100081, China

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Colombia

Km. 17, Recta Cali-Palmira, Valle del Cauca, Colombia

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Ethiopia

ILRI Sholla Campus, CMC Road, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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India

G2, B Block, National Agricultural Science Centre Complex (NASC), Dev Prakash Shastri Marg, New Delhi, Delhi 110012, India

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Kenya

ICRAF House, United Nations Avenue, Gigiri, Nairobi, Kenya

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Nepal

Agriculture Botany Division - 1st floor, NARC Research Station, Khumaltar, Lalitpur 44700, Nepal

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Pakistan

Crop Sciences Institute (CSI) Complex, National Agricultural Research Center (NARC), Park Road, Islamabad, Pakistan

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Turkey

Gayret Mahallesi Sehit Cem Ersever Caddesi 9/11, Tarla Bitkileri Arastirma Enstitusu, 06170, Yenimahalle, Ankara, Turkey

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Zimbabwe

12.5 KM Peg, Mazowe Road, Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe

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Senegal

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Egypt

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Malawi

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Morocco

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Nigeria

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Tanzania

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Zambia

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88 Countries where we have presence*
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  • Afghanistan
  • Algeria
  • Angola
  • Australia
  • Argentina
  • Austria
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  • Benin
  • Bhutan
  • Bolivia
  • Botswana
  • Brazil
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Canada
  • Chile
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  • Congo (Brazaville)
  • Costa Rica
  • Cote d'Ivoire
  • Cuba
  • DRC
  • Ecuador
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  • El Salvador
  • Eswatini
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  • France
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • Guatemala
  • Honduras
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  • Indonesia
  • Iran**
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Japan
  • Kazakhstan
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  • Laos
  • Lesotho
  • Madagascar
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  • Malaysia
  • Maldives
  • Mali
  • Mauritius
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  • Mozambique
  • Myanmar
  • Namibia
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  • Nicaragua
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  • Panama
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Rwanda
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  • Singapore
  • Spain
  • South Africa
  • South Sudan
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sudan
  • Suriname
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Syria
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  • Trinidad & Tobago
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  • UAE
  • USA
  • Uganda
  • United Kingdom
  • Uruguay
  • Uzbekistan
  • Venezuela
  • Vietnam
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**All CIMMYT activities/operations are conducted in accordance with OFAC guidelines

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