News
New Publications: Rise of micro-satellites offers cost-effective way to collect data on smallholder farms
Innovations
Micro-satellites are emerging as an effective low-cost option to collecting data like sow date and yields on small farms across the developing world.
Maize seed and training aim to reduce aid dependency in Haiti
Capacity development
The Haiti Mayi project aims to kick-start a local seed sector, keep famine at bay, end dependence on international aid and reduce imports.
Wheat rust poses food security risk for global poor, says DFID’s Priti Patel
Nutrition, health and food security
Wheat rust monitoring efforts are not only keeping the fast-spreading disease in check, but are deployed to manage other crop diseases, said a scientist at a scientific meeting in London.
CGIAR congratulates the Convention on Biological Diversity at COP13
CGIAR committed to contribute to the actions mentioned in the Cancun Declaration on Mainstreaming the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity for Well-Being together with all its partners.
Cutting-edge tools promote conservation, use of biodiversity
Innovations
CIMMYT scientists will present at the COP 13 conference on a new collection of tools and resources that could revolutionize maize breeding and promote genetic diversity conservation.
Scientists meet in Mexico to revolutionize ways of “watching” experimental plants
Innovations
200 world-class scientists from over 20 countries will gather in Mexico from December 13 to 15 for the 4th International Plant Phenotyping Symposium.
Advice for India’s rice-wheat farmers: Put aside the plow and save straw to fight pollution
Innovations
Recent media reports show that the 19 million inhabitants of New Delhi are under siege from a noxious haze.
Three major commercial maize seed exporting countries in southern Africa found free from maize lethal necrosis
Three major commercial maize-growing and seed exporting countries in southern Africa were found to be so far free from the deadly maize lethal necrosis (MLN) disease.
Agricultural biodiversity key to future crop improvement
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Conserving and using agricultural biodiversity to create better crops can help meet several sustainable development goals and stave off further species extinctions.
Target for 10 million more climate-smart farmers in southern Africa amid rising cost of El Niño
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Research centers, development agencies and governments must work together to respond to climate predictions before food crises develop, say two CIMMYT scientists.
New Publications: Durum wheat is becoming more susceptible to rust globally
Innovations
Leaf rust is increasingly impacting durum wheat production worldwide.
Sustainable agriculture poised to save Mayan rainforests from deforestation
Capacity development
Sustainable farming practices allow smallholder farmers to improve maize yields while reducing deforestation in Mexico, report finds.
Improved genetic analysis offers faster, more precise results to crop breeders
Innovations
Researchers improve global collaboration on harnessing genes in breeding that can help the crop withstand the effects of climate change.
New online learning platform offers capacity development for all
Innovations
An online learning platform created in partnership with the Seeds of Discovery (SeeD) initiative will revolutionize the project’s capacity development efforts.
Drought- and heat-tolerant maize tackles climate change in southern Africa
Climate adaptation and mitigation
CIMMYT’s drought-tolerant varieties have been delivered to three million farmers across Africa.