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Celebrating the life of Rosalind Morris, trailblazer for women in agriculture
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
An outstanding wheat cytogeneticist and professor, she peacefully passed away a few weeks shy of her 102nd birthday.
Experts analyze the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war on global food and energy systems
Nutrition, health and food security
CIMMYT director general urges stronger international cooperation to buffer the shock in food-insecure countries and drive a shift to resilience.
CGIAR research highlighted among climate innovations to meet net zero emissions
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Documentary features CIMMYT and Alliance scientists contributing to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture.
MAIZE partners announce a new manual for effectively managing maize lethal necrosis (MLN) disease
Environmental health and biodiversity
The manual builds on the lessons of a decade of work on MLN management in sub-Saharan Africa by CIMMYT and its partners.
The worst global food security crisis in 50 years could be already here
Climate adaptation and mitigation
At lectures at Cornell University, CIMMYT director general calls for quick united action to avert the unfolding food security crisis.
Russia-Ukraine conflict and global food security
Nutrition, health and food security
Explore our analysis of how the Russia-Ukraine war will impact global food security.
BNI-enhanced wheat research wins 2021 Cozzarelli Prize
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Study describing development of wheat with biological nitrogen inhibition ability from wild relative receives award for outstanding papers published in PNAS.
New CIMMYT maize hybrid available from Eastern Africa highland breeding program
Innovations
CIMMYT is offering a new improved maize hybrid to partners, to scale up production for farmers in the region.
New endeavor fast-tracks the power of crop diversity for climate resilience
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Researchers will source useful gene variations from CGIAR genebanks to develop climate-smart crops.
Being the change you wanted to see as a young girl
Capacity development
Agricultural scientist Madhulika Singh shares her experience as the first woman in STEM in her family and in her society in Bihar, India.
CRP Maize Annual Report 2021
Innovations
The legacy of this international collaboration in maize research sealed in the program’s final report.
CRP Wheat Annual Report 2021
Innovations
The legacy of this international collaboration in wheat research sealed in the program’s final report.
Supporting the growth of local maize seed industries: Lessons from Mexico
Capacity development
Small 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.