Mexico
Breaking Ground: Breeder Marcela C. Andrade bolsters maize with hardiness from ancestral races
Innovations
Traits sought include better resilience under high temperatures, drought conditions or the attacks of rapidly-evolving crop diseases.
Q&A: Expanding CIMMYT’s research agenda on markets and business
Nutrition, health and food security
CIMMYT economist Jason Donovan discusses the role of seed companies and food markets.
Cobs & Spikes podcast: Blue maize opportunities for Mexican farmers
Nutrition, health and food security
Find out how CIMMYT researchers are helping Mexican farmers tap into emerging markets for blue maize.
Winners of third Cargill-CIMMYT Award increase food production in Mexico
Nutrition, health and food security
The award supports initiatives that tackle food security challenges in Mexico through long-term solutions.
Selected images from Science Week 2018
Scientists from 46 countries share and discuss new developments, science, challenges, and opportunities.
Breaking Ground: Tom Hagen brings IT expertise to crop breeding
Innovations
Tom Hagen is combining his expertise in crop breeding and IT to help researchers and farmers be more successful.
Preserving native maize and culture in Mexico
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Indigenous farmers in Oaxaca are custodians of maize biodiversity, growing seeds passed down over generations.
Breaking Ground: Lorena Gonzalez fast-forwards action on hunger using technology
Innovations
Intrigued by the unique relationship food crops have to their geographical environment, Lorena Gonzalez dedicated her passion for geomatic technology to collect site-specific farm data that is revolutionizing the way researchers tackle hunger.