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Environmental health and biodiversity
Features

Drought-tolerant maize seed thrives in Zambia through partnerships with the private sector.

Capacity development
News

CIMMYT-led event bringing private sector and government together is a success story of the power of collaboration.

Environmental health and biodiversity
News

Scientists and stakeholders in Africa are co-designing a network approach to improve and expand dryland crops value chains in the continent.

Capacity development
In the media

Source: Gwadar Pro (7 Mar 2023)

A joint lab for molecular breeding wheat research launches, with investment from China, Pakistan and CIMMYT.

Capacity development
News

The CGIAR Initiative on Market Intelligence releases two reports on a framework for informing crop breeding and future market segments for hybrid maize.

Nutrition, health and food security
In the media

Source: Ethiopian News Agency (21 Feb 2023)

The partnership between CIMMYT and Ethiopia is improving wheat productivity through improved germplasm and access to mechanization.

Nutrition, health and food security
News

Seed company visit highlights the role private sector can play in accelerating agricultural transformation in Nepal.

Nutrition, health and food security
News

CGIAR’s Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean, in collaboration with the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), organized an important roundtable discussion at the beginning of February on the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) report entitled Competing in Agribusiness: Corporate Strategies and Public Policies for the Challenges of the 21st Century.

Nutrition, health and food security
In the media

Source: Africa Briefing (13 Feb 2023)

Bram Govaerts emphasizes the potential for agricultural development in Africa using nutritious indigenous crops.

Capacity development
In the media

Source: Business Recorder (2 Feb 2023)

The development of hermetic storage technology can help farmers in Pakistan to protect their crops post-harvest and pass on financial savings to consumers.

Nutrition, health and food security
Features

A type of heat- and drought-tolerant maize is improving yields for Bhutanese farmers.

Nutrition, health and food security
In the media

Source: Big News Network (26 Jan 2023)

An article in the Big News Network examines opportunities for collaboration between China and Latin America and the Caribbean.

Nutrition, health and food security
News

One CGIAR’s Breeding Resource Initiative is moving forward on an array of shared services, capacity development programs and technical support.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
Features

The downstream effects of the war in Ukraine imperils food security in countries like Nepal. A CSISA-led activity looks to boost local production via increased sustainable irrigation capacity and investment.

Environmental health and biodiversity
In the media

Source: Global Indian (20 Jan 2023)

A distinguished scientist and Head of Global Wheat Improvement at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in Mexico, Dr. Ravi Prakash Singh dedicated almost four decades towards increasing food production across the globe.