Sustainable agrifood systems
Yield gap analysis key to meeting future crop demand
The Global Yield Gap Atlas (GYGA) can help identify where major crop yields are not increasing fast enough to meet demand on existing farmland, and how farmers might close those gaps.
Drought-tolerant maize to the rescue as hunger threatens 1.5 million in Zimbabwe
CIMMYT and its partners are working to increase the productivity of maize-based farming systems to ensure food security and increase incomes.
Global conference underscores complex socio-economic role of wheat
A recent gathering of more than 600 scientists highlighted the complexity of wheat as a crop and emphasized the key role wheat research plays in ensuring global food security.
India visit: Dr. Martin Kropff, Director General, CIMMYT
Summary of CIMMYT Director General Martin Kropff visit to different research sites in several states of India, 28 September – 2 October, 2016.
RISING Voices interviews Frédéric Baudron
Africa RISING interviews Frédéric Baudron, systems agronomist at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in Ethiopia.
Empowering women in agriculture through SIMLESA
CIMMYT and the Agricultural Research Council (ARC) of South Africa host a five-day gender training workshop in Pretoria, South Africa.
SIMLESA-Mozambique learns more about conservation agriculture technologies in Brazil
From the eye in the sky to the cell phone in the field: technologies for all
For many farmers in the developing world, cell phones are the most accessible form of technology, but are only one of many technologies changing agriculture.
Modern conservation agriculture systems presented in CIMMYT-China Science Week
CIMMYT sponsored a workshop in China with international experts presenting the latest innovations in farming systems research.