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.
What does process improvement look like for CGIAR crop breeding programs?
ReOrganize is reshaping crop breeding across CGIAR by bringing business-savvy tools like SIPOCs and stage-gates to streamline processes and empower breeders to deliver faster, better varieties
Turning waste into wealth: harnessing chicken waste to strengthen soil health for smallholder farmers
An innovative pilot in Malawi is transforming poultry waste into a valuable organic fertilizer, linking smallholder farmers with chicken manure to restore soil fertility, increase yields, and support sustainable agriculture
ICRISAT and CIMMYT Leadership Reaffirm Commitment to Impactful Collaboration
Source: Global Agriculture ()
ICRISAT and CIMMYT have reaffirmed their partnership to accelerate science-driven, climate-resilient innovations that transform food systems and improve the livelihoods of smallholder farmers
Ingredion Renews Investment in Transformative Approach to Fair Trade of Corn Grown Sustainably
CIMMYT secures grant to scale up responsible sourcing strategy that traded more than 100,000 tons of sustainable grain in two years
Maredia named Fellow of African Academy of Sciences
Source: Michigan State University ()
Dr. Karim Maredia, newly named AAS Fellow, once advanced pest-resistant maize at CIMMYT, helping farmers protect their harvests
ICRISAT and CIMMYT Leadership Reaffirm Commitment to Impactful Collaboration
CIMMYT and ICRISAT have joined forces to accelerate science-driven, locally grounded solutions that empower smallholder farmers in the face of climate change
Fungal Resistance in Wheat: Biodiversity & Food Security
Source: Time News ()
Researchers identified rust-resistant genes in traditional wheat, aided by CIMMYT’s biodiversity efforts
Pairwise Licenses Gene Editing Tools to CIMMYT to Fast-Track Smallholder Farming Systems’ Transformation
Global Fulcrum™ license spans 20 countries for trait development in maize, wheat, sorghum, millets, pigeon pea, and groundnut
Building trust, bridging divides: How Zambia’s digital champions are paving the way for inclusive farming
In Zambia’s Southern Province, the Atubandike initiative is equipping local Digital Champions to bridge digital and social divides within farming communities-fostering trust, challenging exclusionary norms, and paving the way for inclusive, climate-smart agriculture that places every farmer’s voice at the heart of innovation
Positioning Soil Health on the Agenda: Bridging Science, Policy and Advocacy
Source: Coalition fo Action 4 Soil Health ()
CIMMYT, as co-leader of the VACS initiative, is driving global efforts to scale soil health solutions by linking science, policy, and climate-resilient agriculture
Small grains and new methods bring resilience to Zimbabwean farmers
Source: Development and Cooperation (12 May 2025)
IMIC-Africa Field Day 2025: Where science meets collaboration to accelerate maize innovation in Africa
IMIC-Africa Field Day 2025 brought together science, seed innovation, and collaboration across Africa to fast-track resilient, high-yield maize solutions from lab to farm.
CIMMYT and WorldVeg Unite for Better Nutrition and Farmer Incomes
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.
Seeds of Change: Transforming agriculture in Koraput, Odisha
In Koraput, women farmers are strengthening traditions and livelihoods through collective action and better agricultural access
Ethiopia’s Offer to China, Mexico On Agricultural Modernization
Source: HCN Times ()
Ethiopia seeks continued support from Mexico through CIMMYT to advance agricultural modernization, including irrigation and durum wheat development