CGIAR
G7 summit highlights importance of sustainable food systems
Climate adaptation and mitigation
CIMMYT contributes to the G7 goals on agricultural productivity, food security, and climate change through the Vision for Adapted Crops and Soils initiative.
Innovation hubs in western Honduras, cornerstones for agricultural sustainability
Capacity development
By means of the regional initiative AgriLAC Resiliente, the InnovHub Occidente de Honduras technical team continues to promote sustainable agricultural practices in order to transform Honduran fields.
Harvesting diversity and feeding hope: unlocking the potential of potatoes
Capacity development
Working with partners, CIMMYT’s Sustainable Agrifood Systems Approach for Sudan (SASAS) program empowers farmers and herders in Sudan to move towards self-sufficiency. Helping Sudanese farmers integrate potato and sweet potato into their agricultural production systems to enhance food security and crop diversity is one of the program highlights.
CIMMYT calls for direct agricultural investment to address Sudan’s food crisis
Climate adaptation and mitigation
CIMMYT proposes actions to respond to the deteriorating food crisis catalyzed by the ongoing civil war in Sudan.
Transforming agriculture together: insights from the Ukama Ustawi Share Fair
Capacity development
The UU Share Fair showcased an array of innovative technologies poised to transform agricultural practices in the region.
Promoting fertilizer awareness in Tanzania
Capacity development
Reaching out to farmers in the Songwe region of Tanzania.
A journey through Bangladesh’s ground-breaking agricultural practices
Capacity development
In a visit by USAID and CIMMYT, cutting-edge agricultural approaches in Bangladesh highlighted the power of combining technological innovations, climate-focused practices, and community power.
Building global capacity to combat wheat blast
Capacity development
In collaboration with ZARI and other partners, CIMMYT brought together wheat scientists, researchers, academics, policymakers, and extension agents to address the urgent threat of wheat blast across borders.
Rekindling and revitalizing chicken farming in Zambia
Capacity development
AIDI-L, a two-year project, aims to help 15,000 small scale poultry-keeping households. The project holds promise to revitalize chicken farming in Zambia.
Sudan: Catastrophic hunger amid conflict creates a crisis of instability across northeast Africa
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
CGIAR calls for a coordinated, global response to support the transformation of agrifood systems in Sudan.
Representatives of the Norwegian Government visit innovative plot in Guatemala
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Representatives of the Norwegian Government and international research centers visit plots of Guatemalan farmers participating in CGIAR’s Latin American Regional Initiative, AgriLAC Resiliente, which promotes the InnovaHubs model developed in Mexico by CIMMYT and its collaborators.
Unlocking genetic innovations through collaborative pathways
Climate adaptation and mitigation
The International Maize Improvement Consortium for Africa field day in Harare enabled CIMMYT to showcase genetically diverse maize lines, have structured dialogues with diverse stakeholders, and review and refine breeding strategies and approaches.
It’s time to scale: Emerging lessons from decades of Conservation Agriculture research in Southern Africa
Climate adaptation and mitigation
ACASA’s research yields not just data but seeds of hope, foreseeing a transformative future in CA adoption, shaping African agriculture and beyond.
New CGIAR Deputy Executive Managing Director warmly welcomed at CIMMYT
Innovations
Last week, CIMMYT welcomed Guillaume Grosso, CGIAR’s new deputy executive managing director, to its headquarters in Texcoco, Mexico.
With courage, they are an example of innovation in the field
Capacity development
The active participation of rural women in agricultural development has been a fundamental element in promoting sustainable transformation in communities in southeast Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras.
