July 22, 2019
In demonstration plots in Kenya, smallholder farmers evaluate and rank maize varieties according to their preferred traits — a feedback that is crucial to CIMMYT’s maize breeding work
July 19, 2019
More with less: Research for intensified food production with scarcer resources and heating climates - How plant breeding helps to feed the world
July 18, 2019
Top scientists from CGIAR to present latest research at International Wheat Congress in Canada - More than 800 global experts will gather in Saskatoon to strategize on ways to meet projected nutritional needs of 60% more people by 2050
July 16, 2019
Improved access to finance can boost seed business in Nepal
July 11, 2019
Breaking ground: CIMMYT agricultural economist Munyaradzi Mutenje tailors innovations to farmers needs
Inequality, agriculture and climate change: From a vicious to a virtuous circle
July 10, 2019
Ethiopian farmers weatherproof their livelihoods - Farmers boost their climate resilience and make money as they phase out a 25-year-old maize variety and replace it with drought-tolerant BH661 seeds
Bill Gates highlights impact of CIMMYT’s drought-tolerant maize
July 9, 2019
New association formed to support smallholder native maize farmers in Mexico - ProMaíz Nativo will promote small-scale landrace maize farmers through certification and fair market access.
July 2, 2019
CIMMYT’s five agricultural research stations in Mexico are instrumental for researchers’ work to develop innovative crops and sustainable farming systems worldwide
June 28, 2019
The case for rushing farmer access to BARI Gom 33 - Researchers urge donor agencies to support the dissemination of new blast-resistant, biofortified wheat in Bangladesh
June 26, 2019
Modern wheat breeding benefits high- and low-input farmers, study shows - Study results underscore the value of CIMMYT's breeding programs
June 25, 2019
CIMMYT global partnership fights mutating wheat rust - Kenya research station offers a unique wheat science platform with global impact
June 21, 2019
Seeds of progress - In a male-dominated sector, women leading maize seed companies in eastern and southern Africa share their experiences
Bird’s-eye view - Multispectral and thermal images taken by cameras on unmanned aerial vehicles are helping researchers to monitor the resistance of maize to tar spot complex and other foliar diseases
June 5, 2019
System uses plants to lure fall armyworm away from maize fields - Scientists in Nepal are evaluating push-pull cropping systems as a pest control method
June 4, 2019
Biofortified maize and wheat can improve diets and health, new study shows - New varieties deliver essential micronutrients to those who lack diverse diets
May 29, 2019
Rebuttal letter sets the record straight on crop breeding for climate change resilience - Crop scientists refute the flawed findings of a study questioning climate resilience in modern wheat breeding
May 24, 2019
Tracing maize landraces, 50 years later - Scientists track down the families in Morelos, Mexico, who donated maize landraces to CIMMYT in 1966-67. Would they still be cultivating them?
May 20, 2019
MARPLE (Mobile And Real-time PLant disEase) team recognized for international impact - Research team behind revolutionary field test for wheat disease wins prestigious BBSRC prize
Winners of 2019 MAIZE Youth Innovators Awards – Africa announced - The five young awardees are advancing change, innovation and research in their communities
May 13, 2019
CIMMYT and GOAL team up to help farmers in Zimbabwe fight fall armyworm - Identifying best practices to fight the invasive pest
April 30, 2019
Taking maize agronomy to scale in Africa Q&A - Jens Andersson, a social scientist at CIMMYT, speaks on how we could reinvent advisory services for the African smallholder farmers
April 22, 2019
New study identifies best agronomic practices to reduce fall armyworm damage
CIMMYT and Clinton Foundation launch partnership to improve access to climate-resilient maize seed in eastern and southern Africa
April 16, 2019
From smart mechanization to nutritious and drought tolerant seeds: What’s new in Southern Africa?
April 10, 2019
Mexican Secretary of Agriculture joins new partners and longtime CIMMYT collaborators in Obregon
March 27, 2019
Old for new, using ancient genetic variation to supercharge wheat
March 24, 2019
Q&A with 2019 Women in Triticum awardee Carolina Rivera
March 21, 2019
CIMMYT and Agricultural Sciences-Bangalore to establish a maize doubled haploid facility in Karnataka, India
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