food security

Blogs

Two decades of CIMMYT-led conservation agriculture trials across Zambia uncover how tailored, climate-resilient practices can boost smallholder productivity and soil health amid increasing weather extremes

Blogs

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Yuridia Hernández leads a network of women producers in the Mixteca region of Oaxaca who, like the land they cultivate, regenerate, sustain, and transform their plots through sustainable practices and collective work. 

Blogs

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

When the worm won’t wait, farmers fight back—with science in the seed and solutions rooted in the soil.

News

The scientific legacy of Borlaug fuels women’s leadership in agriculture, exemplified by the remarkable career of Evangelina Villegas.

Blogs

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Crops to End Hunger is modernizing CGIAR breeding systems to boost impact, speed, and inclusivity—transforming how we breed for tomorrow.

Press releases

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CIMMYT and the World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg ) accelerated its global partnership by launching a new WorldVeg office in Mexico at CIMMYT’s headquarters. This joint location will provide improved nutrition, soil health and earning potential for global farmers.

Blogs

tag icon Gender equality, youth and social inclusion

Fidelia González Galindo breaks barriers in agriculture by empowering rural women and transforming food security in Puebla

Blogs

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

Farmer-innovator Joe Akombaetwa is transforming smallholder agriculture in Southern Zambia through climate-smart mechanization and farmer-led engineering, bridging practical ingenuity with sustainable development

News

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

At the 2025 Munich Security Conference, CIMMYT led the call to endorse the Munich Statement on Agriculture, Biodiversity, and Security, highlighting resilient food systems and agricultural biodiversity as cornerstones of global peace and stability

Blogs

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

Victor Munakabanze’s journey from trial plots to championing Conservation Agriculture in Zambia’s Southern Province showcases how climate-smart innovations can transform livelihoods and inspire farmer-led adaptation

Blogs

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CIMMYT is enhancing wheat production in Ethiopia’s irrigated lowlands with stress-tolerant varieties, modern mechanization, and farmer capacity-building to strengthen food security

Blogs

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

CIMMYT facilitated a South-South exchange between Ethiopia and Nepal, fostering collaboration on innovative soil health solutions to enhance agricultural sustainability, climate resilience, and food security

Blogs

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

CIMMYT strengthens Tanzania’s seed systems by improving smallholder farmers’ access to high-quality seeds and sustainable livelihoods

Blogs

tag icon Capacity development

The workshops convened by CIMMYT and partners in Tanzania explored market intelligence and seed system strategies to accelerate varietal adoption and turnover for groundnut, sorghum, and bean stakeholders