Green Revolution

Blogs

tag icon Capacity development

CIMMYT is leading South Asia’s crop diversification efforts with projects such as TAFSSA and RUPANTAR, focusing on evidence-based policies and robust support to smallholder farmers.

News

CIMMYT mourns the passing of the “Father of the Green Revolution in India”, Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan.

Features

tag icon Nutrition, health and food security

New research uncovers long-term impacts of Green Revolution era productivity, points out lessons for today.

In the media

tag icon Environmental health and biodiversity

Source: The New Yorker (6 Dec 2021)

A new article in the New Yorker praises the cutting-edge technology CIMMYT, CGIAR and other scientists are developing to produce a second Green Revolution that doesn’t repeat the mistakes of the first, putting the experiences and challenges of farmers at the heart of it.

In the media

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Source: Genetic Literacy Project (5 May 2021)

This tribute to the life and work of Sanjaya Rajaram also flags CIMMYT’s contribution to improving livelihoods and fostering more productive sustainable maize and wheat farming.

Explainers

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

The most essential nutrient in global crop production is also one of the most challenging to work with.

In the media

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

Source: Dawn (9 Feb 2020)

Climate change threatens wheat yields in South Asia.

Videos

tag icon Nutrition, health and food security

BBC radio show Witness History focuses on the life and work of Norman Borlaug.

Videos

tag icon Nutrition, health and food security

The Green Revolution saved millions of lives across Asia and led to CIMMYT’s Norman Borlaug receiving the Nobel Peace Prize.