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International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

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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