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CIMMYT mourns the passing of the “Father of the Green Revolution in India”, Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan.

In the media

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

Source: Quartz (20 Sep 2023)

As hotter temperatures and drought become the norm in places used to growing wheat, CIMMYT is working to face new and ongoing challenges to develop a more climate resilient wheat.

In the media

tag icon Nutrition, health and food security

Source: China Today (19 Sep 2023)

Former CIMMYT’s director general (2008-2016), Dr. Thomas A. Lumpkin, talks about climate change, international cooperation and the future of food security.

In the media

tag icon Innovations

Source: SeedWorld (10 Sep 2023)

Fernando Gonzalez, a retired plant breeder from CIMMYT, participated in the webinar hosted by Seed World Group, unveiling possible paths forward public and private plant breeding efforts.

In the media

tag icon Environmental health and biodiversity

Source: AgriLink (31 Mar 2023)

The fodder chopper implemented by CIMMYT has been a game-changer for female farmers and wider rural economies in Bangladesh.

In the media

tag icon Innovations

Source: The Herald (12 Sep 2023)

CIMMYT hosted a meeting to reflect upon the HAFIZ project nearest end, shaping the future of mechanisation policies and interventions in Zimbabwe.

News

tag icon Capacity development

Helping great innovations scale to successful implementation.

In the media

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

Source: NewsDay (7 Sep 2023)

CIMMYT in partnership with various research institutions, seeks to increase livestock production and productivity by farmers through the Livestock Production Systems in Zimbabwe (LIPS-Zim) project.

In the media

tag icon Environmental health and biodiversity

CIMMYT highlights the value of neglected crops in Latin America through new methodologies and initiatives.

In the media

Source: Michigan News (1 Sep 2023)

New study analyzes historical data on groundwater levels, climate and crop water stress to look for recent changes in withdrawal rates due to warming.

In the media

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

Source: Mongabay (28 Aug 2023)

CIMMYT research, Prasanna Boddupalli, emphasise the importance of reorienting food production systems and agricultural policy across the Congo Basin.