May 26, 2021

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A view from above - CIMMYT scientists use high-powered drones and space satellite imagery to accelerate crop improvement, fight pests and diseases and help farmers make better crop management decisions

A challenge solved - Massive study of breeding lines across environments pinpoints genomic regions associated with yield potential and stress-resilience in bread wheat

Buying into new seed - A mock shop helps researchers understand how Kenyan farmers choose maize seed when their preferred varieties are out of stock

Four questions with CIMMYT’s Maize Genebank Curator - How to preserve and share the genetic biodiversity of maize

May 21, 2021

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How biodiversity conservation can help manage future pandemics—for plants and for humans - An interview with Dave Hodson, senior scientist at CIMMYT (The Counter)

A conservation conversation - In a Q&A, Thomas Payne reflects on how CIMMYT’s wheat genebank can be a model for maintaining biodiversity in agricultural systems

May 13, 2021

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CIMMYT releases 12 new maize lines - CIMMYT maize lines CML604A to CML615A are adapted to tropical maize production environments

May 5, 2021

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Digitization equipment set to accelerate Kenya’s breeding programs - New equipment will speed up and enhance the accuracy of national breeding processes including seed preparation, data collection and inventory management.

April 29, 2021

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CIMMYT and John Innes Centre announce strategic collaboration on wheat research

April 16, 2021

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New zinc-fortified wheat set for global expansion to combat malnutrition (Reuters)

April 15, 2021

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Breaking Ground: Natalia Palacios gets the most out of maize - From biofortification to cooking techniques, a CIMMYT scientist and her team test how to make this global staple as nutritious as possible

April 13, 2021

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On-farm nitrogen management practices have global reverberations - A new meta-study confirms that nitrous oxide emissions can be reduced by boosting nitrogen productivity, crop yield and use of “4Rs”

March 31, 2021

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Investment in maize for Africa pays off - New report quantifies the impact of 20 years of CGIAR-led maize improvement for Africa

March 25, 2021

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How do we sustainably manage transboundary diseases and crop pests? CGIAR webinar examined the technological, sustainability and social implications of integrated approaches

CIMMYT partner seed company supports smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa with stress-tolerant seed against biotic and abiotic stresses

March 19, 2021

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CIMMYT to dedicate historic wheat experimental station to Sanjaya Rajaram - Agricultural experimental station in Toluca will be renamed to honor distinguished scientist

March 12, 2021

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A knowledge revolution - CIMMYT researchers present new knowledge management framework for agri-food innovation systems

March 9, 2021

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Consider the seed - The second installment in the CGIAR International Year of Plant Health Webinar Series tackles the often-overlooked issue of germplasm health

The transformative value of maize - In India’s state of Odisha, maize farming is lifting up the socioeconomic status of women

March 4, 2021

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Researchers identify optimal strategy to maximize genomic estimated breeding values - Genomic selection breeding approach paves the way to better maize and wheat in farmers’ fields faster

March 3, 2021

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Bill Gates highlights CIMMYT’s innovation in latest climate book - One of CIMMYT and CGIAR’s biggest supporters, he sets out on a virtual book tour to spark collaborative action toward avoiding a climate disaster and calls for innovations in almost everything that we do

Out with the old, in with the new - CIMMYT’s tried and tested approaches in varietal turnover and decades of experience in strengthening maize and wheat seed systems have a lot to contribute to CGIAR’s plan of building robust food systems by 2030

February 26, 2021

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New publications: Doubled haploids in maize — development, deployment and challenges - CIMMYT researchers outline the potential opportunities and key challenges of doubled haploid line development in maize

February 25, 2021

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Drought-tolerant maize project pioneers a winning strategy for a world facing climate change

February 24, 2021

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First complete cytological characterization of the 2NvS translocation - Study validates importance and uncovers new benefits of crucial wheat genome segment

Five big steps toward wheat self-sufficiency in Pakistan - Pakistan’s goal to achieve self-sufficiency in wheat production just became more attainable with the release of five new wheat varieties

The global network safeguarding the world’s wheat - Interactive map illustrates impacts of BGRI’s 15 years of collaboration for disease- and climate-resilient wheat

Q&A: A decade of improved and climate-smart maize through collaborative research and innovation - A ten-year partnership led by CIMMYT and IITA tackles climate-induced risks in maize production, developing and deploying new climate-adaptive varieties benefiting over 8 million households in sub-Saharan Africa

February 19, 2021

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Breeders take quantum leap - Molecular breeding experts learn about state-of-the-art data analysis and visualization tools at Wheat Initiative workshops

Denise Costich retires, but her odyssey continues - The head of the Maize Germplasm Bank, who retired in September, modernized the bank’s data curation and promoted outreach to maize landrace farming communities in the America