Mexico
Q+A with Iván OrtĂz-Monasterio on nitrogen application and consequences
Climate adaptation and mitigation
In this interview, Iván OrtĂz-Monasterio, expert on sustainable intensification and wheat crop management, discusses the overuse of nitrogen fertilizer and related consequences, his experience with farmers, and his outlook for the future.
Breaking Ground: Terry Molnar uses native maize varieties to find novel traits for breeding
Terry Molnar is helping farmers face these challenges by using the natural diversity of plants to unlock desirable genetic traits inside food crops.
New Publications: Precision agriculture for smallholder farmers
A new study tests a stepping-stone for small-scale precision agriculture fertilizer application.
Global maize experts discuss biofortification for nutrition and health
Nutrition, health and food security
At the 2018 Latin American Cereals Conference (LACC), researchers discussed hidden hunger, the consumption of insufficient micronutrients, and how biofortification can help.
Young women scientists who will galvanize global wheat research
Capacity development
Winners of the Jeanie Borlaug Laube Women in Triticum (WIT) Early Career Award joined an on-going wheat research training course organized by CIMMYT.
Field trial design workshop for smallholder farmers who grow maize landraces
Nutrition, health and food security
As part of the efforts of the Sustainable Modernization of Traditional Agriculture program aimed at improving food security based on maize landraces in marginal areas of the state of Oaxaca, Mexico
Global grain research and food industry experts meet to address rising malnutrition
Nutrition, health and food security
Malnutrition is rising again and becoming more complex, according to the director-general of the world’s leading public maize and wheat research center.
Helping farming families thrive while fighting climate change in Mexico
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Women and youth help lead efforts to adopt climate-friendly farming and safeguard indigenous maize yields.
Climate insurance for farmers: a shield that boosts innovation
Climate adaptation and mitigation
New insurance products geared towards smallholder farmers can help them recover their losses, and even encourage investment in climate-resilient innovations.
New book highlights sustainable agriculture success story in Mexico
Innovations
A new book from Columbia University Press offers social sector organizations a how-to guide on applying new and creative methods to solve complex problems.
How a seed bank in Mexico produces data to help alleviate poverty
Innovations
Scientist Kevin Pixley leads a project to catalogue 178,000 corn and wheat seeds at the CIMMYT seed bank near Mexico City.
Message from International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center after 7.1 Mexico earthquake
Although the full impact of the earthquake is unknown at this time, CIMMYT would like to express condolences to all those affected throughout the country.
Leading nutritionist cites whole grains as critical for better nutrition and health
Nutrition, health and food security
People who eat whole grain foods have a lower risk of almost all chronic diseases and are less likely to gain weight as they age, according to nutritionist Julie Miller Jones.
CIMMYT renames lab to honor Evangelina Villegas, World Food Prize laureate
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Villegas was recognized for co-developing quality protein maize.
