Sarah McLaughlin
Food systems that work for people and the environment
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Climate change requires us to think differently about protecting nature while ensuring food security is a reality for all.
Plant breeding must adapt to climate change, finds study
Climate adaptation and mitigation
The goals for breeding new crops have been changed by the rising demands for climate-ready crops, originating from the urgent need to adapt to climate change.
CIMMYT scientists rank in top 1% of highly cited papers
Innovations
Jill Cairns, José Crossa and Matthew Reynolds named as Highly Cited Researchers (HCR) in Clarivate’s 2022 Analysis.
CIMMYT and Join Hope sign partnership agreement
Climate adaptation and mitigation
A new collaboration will support the expansion of agricultural research in China.
CIMMYT at COP27
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Catch up on presentations from CIMMYT scientists and researchers at COP27, held between November 6-18.
Partnership approach to maize development praised in new study
Capacity development
Maize varieties with connections to CGIAR germplasm account for 34% of the total maize area in 2015 in 18 sub-Saharan African countries, discover researchers.
Study explores how to reduce GHG emissions while supporting food security through nitrogen management
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Responses of yields and N₂O emissions to N inputs could be used to design appropriate N management strategies for addressing the dual challenge of food insecurity and climate crisis.
Decolonization should extend to collaborations, authorship and co-creation of knowledge
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Source: Nature (22 Nov 2022)
Sieglinde Snapp identifies opportunities for improving inclusivity in the biosciences.
Feature: Reciprocal cooperation between China, int’l agricultural research agency safeguards food security
Nutrition, health and food security
Source: Xinhua News (23 Nov 2022)
Four decades of partnership between China and CIMMYT is supporting global efforts to achieve food security.
Analyzing 25 years of maize supply and demand in the Global South
Nutrition, health and food security
After first being cultivated more than 9,000 years ago, research shows that maize not only plays an essential role in global agrifood systems today but has a strongly increasing demand.
Sustainability, quality concerns take center stage at Cereals & Grains 22
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Source: Baking Business (16 Nov 2022)
At Cereals & Grains 22, Bram Govaerts, Director General of CIMMYT, explains the activity needed to adapt agriculture to the impact of climate change.
Govaerts delivers keynote speech to Cereals and Grains 22
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Exploring research-based solutions for the effects of climate change and food system shocks on smallholder farmers and global agrifood systems.
