breeding

News

tag icon Innovations

Meeting highlights new varieties, production growth and strengthened collaboration through Accelerating Genetic Gains in Maize and Wheat (AGG) project.

News

tag icon Innovations

Publication reviews the history of CGIAR maize research from 1970 to 2020.

News

tag icon Innovations

CIMMYT is offering a new set of improved maize hybrids to partners, to scale up production for farmers in these areas.

News

Varietal trait prioritization is important for balancing commercial realities and farmers’ diverse interests.

Features

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

A mock shop helps researchers understand how Kenyan farmers choose maize seed when their preferred varieties are out of stock.

News

tag icon Innovations

CIMMYT maize lines CML604A to CML615A are adapted to tropical maize production environments.

News

tag icon Capacity development

New equipment will speed up and enhance the accuracy of national breeding processes including seed preparation, data collection and inventory management.

In the media

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

Source: The Guardian (27 Apr 2021)

Matthew Reynolds talked to The Guardian’s Science Weekly podcast about the process of creating climate- and heat-resistant crops.

In the media

tag icon Nutrition, health and food security

Source: Reuters (15 Apr 2021)

Scientists at CIMMYT expect to sharply ramp up new wheat varieties enriched with zinc that can boost the essential mineral for millions of poor people with deficient diets.

Press releases

tag icon Innovations

New report quantifies the impact of 20 years of CGIAR-led maize improvement for Africa.

News

tag icon Innovations

Genomic selection breeding approach paves the way to better maize and wheat in farmers’ fields faster.

News

tag icon Innovations

CIMMYT is offering a new set of improved maize hybrids to partners, to scale up production for farmers in these areas.

News

tag icon Capacity development

National breeding programs prepped to measure – and boost – genetic gains.

News

tag icon Capacity development

AGG partners meet to launch regional networks for eastern and southern Africa and assess capacity development needs.