Wheat
CIMMYT-China workshop aims to facilitate future collaborations to battle climate change
Climate adaptation and mitigationCIMMYT scientists and their Chinese counterparts discuss best methods for protecting food crop production from climate change.
Closing the investment gap for sustainable agriculture
Climate adaptation and mitigationSource: Global Trade Review (16 Jan 2023)
The Ukraine crisis has triggered spikes in food and fertilizer prices, increasing poverty and hunger worldwide. But with a significant financing gap in investments aimed at supporting food systems, could unlocking new markets prove a fruitful way of mitigating food insecurity?
Exotic wheat DNA helps breed ‘climate-proof’ crops
Climate adaptation and mitigationSource: Phys.org (10 Jan 2023)
Wheat containing exotic DNA from wild relatives benefits from up to 50 percent higher yields in hot weather compared with elite lines lacking these genes, according to a new study.
Mexico Agriculture: Thrive on the Shift from Efficiency to Resiliency
Climate adaptation and mitigationSource: AgNews (29 Dec 2022)
CIMMYT Director General Bram Govaerts looks at challenges facing Mexican and global agricultural systems.
A reluctant farmer changes the fortune of his inherited land
Climate adaptation and mitigationRavi Ranjan took to farming after the death of his grandfather and, despite his initial apprehension about working in agriculture, has never looked back.
Indian scientists visit CIMMYT TĂĽrkiye facility for wheat improvement systems
Capacity developmentIdentifying opportunities for collaboration and information sharing between agricultural scientists in India and TĂĽrkiye.
CIMMYT leads innovation sprint to deliver results to farmers rapidly
Climate adaptation and mitigationClimate-resilient soil fertility management by smallholders in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Plant breeding must adapt to climate change, finds study
Climate adaptation and mitigationThe goals for breeding new crops have been changed by the rising demands for climate-ready crops, originating from the urgent need to adapt to climate change.
CIMMYT scientists rank in top 1% of highly cited papers
InnovationsJill Cairns, José Crossa and Matthew Reynolds named as Highly Cited Researchers (HCR) in Clarivate’s 2022 Analysis.
CIMMYT and Join Hope sign partnership agreement
Climate adaptation and mitigationA new collaboration will support the expansion of agricultural research in China.
Young CIMMYT scientist receives 2022 Japan Award for global research to combat wheat aphids
Environmental health and biodiversityElite wheat lines from the work are being freely shared with partners worldwide.
Feature: Reciprocal cooperation between China, int’l agricultural research agency safeguards food security
Nutrition, health and food securitySource: Xinhua News (23 Nov 2022)
Four decades of partnership between China and CIMMYT is supporting global efforts to achieve food security.