Genetic resources
At 50-year mark, CIMMYT scientists strive for gender equity
Efforts to meet agricultural needs of women farmers to bolster global food security took shape in CIMMYT’s early days.
Q+A: How women and girls can succeed in science, according to CIMMYTâs Sarah Hearne
Gender balance is science is imperative to obtain the best results said CIMMYT scientist Sarah Hearne on the International Day of Women and Girls in Science 2016.
Researchers race to rescue wheat sample in war-torn Syria
With Syria torn apart by civil war, a team of scientists in Mexico and Morocco are rushing to save a vital sample of wheatâs ancient and massive genetic diversity, sealed in seed collections of an international research center formerly based in Aleppo but forced to leave during 2012-13.
Learning partnerships turn research into results for Mexican agriculture
The Seeds of Discovery (SeeD) project seeks to empower the next generation of Mexican scientists to use maize and wheat biodiversity to effectively meet the needs of Mexican agriculture in the future.
Learning partnerships turn research into results for Mexican agriculture
The Seeds of Discovery (SeeD) project seeks to empower the next generation of Mexican scientists to use maize and wheat biodiversity to effectively meet the needs of Mexican agriculture in the future.
Mobilizing gene bank biodiversity in the fight against climate change
CIMMYTâs germplasm bank holds untapped genetic information that could lead to climate resilient wheat varieties, according to a new study.
From east Asia to south Asia, via Mexico: how one gene changed the course of history
The story of how Japanese wheat variety Norin 10 saved millions from starvation and revolutionized the world of wheat.
Food historian Rachel Laudan visits CIMMYT
Food historian Rachel Laudan, who is currently conducting maize research, visits CIMMYT to interact with maize scientists to better understand maize in Mexico.
CIMMYT empowers a new generation of maize breeders in Zambia
CIMMYT conducted a training course in Zambia for maize breeders teaching modern maize breeding methods.
Changing the pace of maize breeding in Africa through doubled-haploid technology
Two words â accelerated breeding â are synonymous to doubled-haploid (DH) based maize breeding. This was the core message shared with 56 maize breeders from 10 African countries who recently participated in a two-day training workshop organized by CIMMYTâs Global Maize Program (GMP) in Nairobi, Kenya, from September 23â24, 2015. The breeders benefited from the knowledge and experience of resource persons from public and private institutions in France, Germany and USA who have dedicated years of research on the DH technology that is changing the pace of maize breeding.
The worldâs largest maize ear contest 2015
Scientist Denise Costich describes her experience as a judge in the contest to find âThe Worldâs Largest Maize Earâ held in Jala, Nayarit, Mexico.