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Getting to win-win: Can people and nature flourish on an increasingly cultivated planet?
Climate adaptation and mitigationFaced with dramatic biodiversity loss and a growing population, should farmers “share” or “spare” land? Agricultural scientists weigh in, yielding a new perspective.
Q&A: Regenerative agriculture for soil health
Environmental health and biodiversityFarming system harnesses the power of biology to rebuild soil organic matter, diversify crop systems, and improve water retention and nutrient uptake.
MAIZE partners announce a new manual for effectively managing maize lethal necrosis (MLN) disease
Environmental health and biodiversityThe manual builds on the lessons of a decade of work on MLN management in sub-Saharan Africa by CIMMYT and its partners.
Inspiring change through agricultural training: Women’s stories from Bangladesh
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionMore than 40% of the global agricultural labor force is made up of women, and in the least developed countries, two in three women are employed in farming.
Russia-Ukraine conflict and global food security
Nutrition, health and food securityExplore our analysis of how the Russia-Ukraine war will impact global food security.
Who does what in maize farming in Kenya?
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionStudy deepens the understanding of women’s and men’s roles in maize plot management to guide gender-responsive maize breeding and seed system interventions.
Being the change you wanted to see as a young girl
Capacity developmentAgricultural scientist Madhulika Singh shares her experience as the first woman in STEM in her family and in her society in Bihar, India.
Supporting the growth of local maize seed industries: Lessons from Mexico
Capacity developmentSmall local seed businesses are considered key to getting new maize hybrids into farmers’ hands and,  ultimately, to meeting global food security goals. MasAgro, a partnership between CIMMYT and Mexico’s Department of Agriculture, offers key insights into what has worked and some major challenges that remain.
Gender-transformative research for sustainable food systems
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionDiscover groundbreaking research from CIMMYT and CGIAR to promote gender equality in agriculture and achieve a sustainable future.
Q&A: Spotlighting gender mainstreaming in agriculture
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionNew research explores how the adoption of Climate-Smart Agricultural Practices can help address environmental issues, reduce out-migration, and ensure household food security.
New direction in research for advancing gender-responsive maize breeding
Capacity developmentResearch on gender and maize looks to move beyond trait preferences at seed demand more broadly.
Wheat titan honored posthumously by India
Climate adaptation and mitigationSanjaya Rajaram, former CIMMYT Wheat Program Director, has been recognized with the Padma Bhushan Award for his contributions to wheat improvement worldwide.
How interactions among hidden enemies and drought effects grain yield and disease severity in bread wheat
Environmental health and biodiversityCIMMYT scientists in Turkey investigated the effect of soil borne diseases individually and in combination with drought on morphological and physiological traits in wheat germplasm.
Climate change slows wheat breeding progress for yield and wide adaptation, new study finds
Climate adaptation and mitigationIncreasingly unpredictable weather poses challenges for breeding widely-adapted wheat lines, but stress tolerance breeding is boosting wheat’s hardiness under rising temperatures.
High-yielding staple crops improve health and prosperity in developing countries
Nutrition, health and food securityNew research uncovers long-term impacts of Green Revolution era productivity, points out lessons for today.