Innovations

Working with smallholders to understand their needs and build on their knowledge, CIMMYT brings the right seeds and inputs to local markets, raises awareness of more productive cropping practices, and works to bring local mechanization and irrigation services based on conservation agriculture practices. CIMMYT helps scale up farmers’ own innovations, and embraces remote sensing, mobile phones and other information technology. These interventions are gender-inclusive, to ensure equitable impacts for all.

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CIMMYT and CREA unite to develop innovative, climate-resilient wheat varieties that strengthen global food security and empower sustainable agriculture from Mexico to the Mediterranean

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Strategic partnerships, digital tools, and high-quality agronomic data are transforming smallholder farming in Southern Africa, turning raw information into actionable insights that boost productivity and resilience

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CIMMYT opens Washington, D.C. office at IFPRI

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A Business-to-Business Forum in Tanzania is strengthening seed systems and value chains for sorghum and groundnut by driving investment, innovation, and farmer opportunities

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Source: Business Standard ()

CIMMYT’s DG Bram Govaerts says India can drive a second Green Revolution by investing in agricultural research and global partnerships as the farm sector faces new challenges

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CIMMYT welcomed a high-level delegation from Embrapa (Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation), led by Dr. Silvia Maria Fonseca Silveira Massruha, President of Embrapa, alongside representatives from the Brazilian Embassy in Mexico

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CIMMYT-BISA, in collaboration with the national agricultural research systems of the region, launches the Atlas of Climate Adaptation for South Asian Agriculture to explore climate risks and guide resilient futures

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Source: Associated Press of Pakistan ()

Pakistan’s Minister for National Food Security and Research met with CIMMYT to strengthen collaboration on improved wheat varieties and innovative practices

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CIMMYT and ICAR are transforming sugarcane farming in India with additive intercropping of groundnut and pulses, driving resilience and sustainable growth

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CIMMYT is revolutionizing plant breeding with AI-powered phenotyping, using smartphones and machine learning to deliver faster, scalable, and more accurate crop data for dryland staples across Africa

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Source: UC Davis ()

Ardeshir Damania’s rescue of the world’s wheat seeds, now preserved at CIMMYT, safeguards biodiversity and strengthens global food security

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Discover how CIMMYT’s second generation tropically adapted haploid inducers are transforming hybrid maize breeding by cutting timelines and boosting efficiency

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Source: Nature ()

CIMMYT germplasm combined with Qinghai Plateau wheat revealed 99 genetic loci for yield, stress tolerance, and stripe rust resistance, paving the way for marker-assisted breeding of resilient, high-altitude wheat

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CIMMYT hosted a field day at its Sanjaya Rajaram Experimental Station in Toluca, showcasing innovations in wheat disease resistance, climate resilience, and sustainable cereal production through strategic alliances in Mexico and worldwide

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CIMMYT is leading the urgent shift from feeding the world to building resilient, nutritious, and climate-smart food systems that can sustain future generations