Blogs
Earlier wheat planting will boost yields in eastern India
Innovations
Adjusting the sowing dates for wheat in eastern India will increase untapped potential production by 69%, new research shows, helping to ensure food security and farm profitability as the planet warms.
Novel technology to reduce the complexity of maize seed production and increase maize hybrid yields in farmer’s fields
Capacity development
Collaborative field evaluations reveal promising results for sub-Saharan Africa’s low input maize farming systems and commercial seed production.
Exploring the potential for blended wheat flours in Kenya Â
Climate adaptation and mitigation
CIMMYT supports practical solutions to the ongoing global wheat crisis by understanding consumer acceptance of foods baked from blended wheat flour.
Scientists step up wheat landrace conservation efforts in Afghanistan, Turkey and other countries in the region
Environmental health and biodiversity
In 2009, a team of wheat scientists from CIMMYT, ICARDA, FAO, and national partners set off on a five-year expedition across Central Asia to collect as many landraces as they could find.
How to shockproof staples in a looming global food crisis
Nutrition, health and food security
As the Russia-Ukraine conflict continues, practical actions now can build food system resilience.
Ecological farming a boon for staple crop farmers in Africa, new study finds
Environmental health and biodiversity
Cropping diversity, soil-enriching crops, and adding organic material to soils can boost food-crop yields for farmers who can’t apply fertilizer.
Essential actions to mitigate the food crisis, stabilize supply and transition to greater agrifood system resilience
Nutrition, health and food security
Experts propose short-, medium- and long-term practical actions to respond to the looming global food crisis catalyzed by the Russia-Ukraine war.
China calls on G20 to support CGIAR to boost global food security
Climate adaptation and mitigation
The G20 Foreign Ministers’ meeting held on July 7-8 in Bali saw Chinese State Councillor and Foreign Minister, Wang Yi, highlight support for CGIAR as part of a proposed cooperation initiative to boost global food security.
Cross-center learning between CIMMYT and WorldFish
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Collaboration between two CGIAR centers emphasizes opportunities for collaboration between agricultural researchers that could prove vital in the fight to establish food security.
Untapped potential of genome-edited crops explored in new research
Nutrition, health and food security
Analysis of evidence by scientists of the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and CGIAR concludes that the scientific risks of genome editing are similar to those of traditional breeding.
China to build international agricultural breeding center in Hainan
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Source: Xinhua News (14 Jul 2022)
A letter of cooperation has been signed in China to signal the start of a new partnership aiming to meet the global challenge of climate change and ensure food security.
Former director general Timothy Reeves included in Queen’s Birthday Honours List
Capacity development
Reeves has been appointed a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia for significant service to sustainable agriculture research and production.
Researchers use storytelling to evaluate women’s agency in agricultural production
Capacity development
A study in India highlights who does what in wheat farming to support the design of gender-responsive interventions in the region.
Researchers plan transformation of agrifood systems in South Asia
Nutrition, health and food security
CGIAR Initiative will put nutrition first, to increase access to sustainable healthy diets, and will work with partners across the production-to-consumption spectrum.
Cereal seed value chains in Nepal
Nutrition, health and food security
A new study provides deeper insights into improving the performance of the country’s rice and maize seed value chains.
