Blogs
Is the next food crisis coming? Are we ready to respond?
Climate adaptation and mitigation
One of the strongest El Niños on record is underway, threatening millions of agricultural livelihoods – and lives.
Balancing economy and ecology: agriculture vs. nature
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Reconciliation of the right to develop and environmental protection must move beyond global dialogue and be put into practice.
Agriculture can help the world meet climate change emission targets
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Climate-smart agriculture could be the solution for farmers to both cope with the impacts of climate change and reduce emissions.
New paths ahead for agricultural research
Nutrition, health and food security
It is clear that wherever CIMMYT is involved, we have a valuable and unique contribution to make.
Big data for development research
Capacity development
Both private and public sector research organizations must adopt data management strategies that keep up with the advent of big data if we hope to effectively and accurately conduct research.
Yield gap analysis key to meeting future crop demand
Nutrition, health and food security
The Global Yield Gap Atlas (GYGA) can help identify where major crop yields are not increasing fast enough to meet demand on existing farmland, and how farmers might close those gaps.
Message from Borlaug-Ruan international intern Sweta Sudhir, Turkey, summer 2015
Capacity development
Borlaug-Ruan international intern Sweta Sudhir tells us about her summer at CIMMYT-Turkey.
Why GM wheat may be the key to stave off world hunger
Nutrition, health and food security
Unless global policymakers redouble their efforts to properly support a strategy to ensure a future food supply, the current hunger crisis threatens only to get worse.
CGIAR open letter to the heads of state attending the 70th UN General Assembly
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Martin Kropff and John Snape joined leaders from CGIAR centers worldwide in an open letter to the heads of state at the 70th UN General Assembly in New York.
Replacing gender myths and assumptions with knowledge
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
If we are to be truly successful in improving the lives of farmers and consumers in the developing world, we need to base our interventions on the best evidence available.
From the eye in the sky to the cell phone in the field: technologies for all
Climate adaptation and mitigation
For many farmers in the developing world, cell phones are the most accessible form of technology, but are only one of many technologies changing agriculture.
Livestock key to breaking Zambia’s poverty trap
Innovations
Malende has been a focus of CIMMYT’s major research programs since 2005, where cropping systems based on the practices of conservation agriculture have been introduced.
In fond memory of Paula Kantor (1969-2015)
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Paula had an exceptionally sharp, analytical mind and a deep understanding of how change can empower men and women to give them a better chance to influence their own lives and choose their own path.
Conservation agriculture in Africa: where does it fit?
Innovations
The controversial debate among researchers about the suitability of conservation agriculture for smallholder farmers in Africa continues while millions face food insecurity and degrading resources.
Two-wheel tractors to increase smallholder farm power in Ethiopia
Capacity development
For Ethiopian smallholder farmers who have for millennia used the traditional animal-drawn maresha plow, two-wheel tractors could increase their productivity while reducing labor.