Features
Country moving forward from wheat importer to self-sufficiency
The release of 31 wheat varieties brings Pakistan closer to self-suffiency in wheat production.
New generation of farmers lead the way in making farming more productive and profitable
Smallholder farmers increasingly benefit as the younger generation adopts mechanization and sustainable agri-technologies.
A promising partnership
The delivery of row seeders from India to Benin demonstrates a new path to sustainable South-South business relationships.
Hot, dry climates call for resilient, high-performing wheat varieties
New breeding science can fortify wheat against the onslaught of hotter weather, increasing droughts, and evolving and spreading pests and diseases.
Global science partnership promotes climate-smart pathways to address food security and climate crisis
As rising temperatures and water scarcities threaten food production and affecting global food security and livelihoods since last century, leading research organizations have joined efforts around solutions that can also benefit climate-threatened, staple food farming in Africa, Asia, and Latin America and help reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture.
The status of women in agri-food systems
CIMMYTâs efforts to align with FAO recommendations to strengthen womenâs roles in food systems.
Twenty Years of Enriching Diets with Biofortification
20 years of rigorous scientific research.
A seed systems success story
Drought-tolerant maize seed thrives in Zambia through partnerships with the private sector.
One year of Women in Crop Science at CIMMYT
For its first birthday, a co-founder of the Women in Crop Science at CIMMYT, talks about their journey over the past year.
A deceptively simple hack boosts wheat yields in Bihar
A hotter planet was devastating wheat yields in one of Indiaâs poorest but most fertile states. Researchers looked at the agricultural system as a whole to find a promising path forward.
Supporting the careers of women in science
In an interview with Happy Makuru Daudi, she shares her career journey and why groundnut is a âwomanâs cropâ.
Solar powered dryers boost peanut production in Togo
The introduction of new technology has enabled farmers in West Africa to improve the quality and minimize losses of a national staple.
Farmers harvested double yield by adopting Wengkhar Hybrid Maize 1 in Bhutan
A type of heat- and drought-tolerant maize is improving yields for Bhutanese farmers.
More than a drop in the bucket: addressing food security in Nepal through improved sustainable irrigation
The downstream effects of the war in Ukraine imperils food security in countries like Nepal. A CSISA-led activity looks to boost local production via increased sustainable irrigation capacity and investment.
For women in Ivory Coast, processing cassava no longer has to be a grind
Mechanical grinders and presses are transforming cassava production in Ivory Coast and empowering women.