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Ravi Singh earns Lifetime Achievement award from BGRI
Environmental health and biodiversityRenowned CIMMYT plant breeder recognized for elite wheat varieties that reduced the risk of a global pandemic and now feed hundreds of millions of people around the world.
México y EU establecen estrategia conjunta a favor de la seguridad alimentaria
Capacity developmentSource: El Sol de México (16 May 2021)
Mexico’s Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development (SADER) and its counterpart in the United States reached an agreement to promote knowledge sharing and scientific collaboration on agriculture-related issues.
Bill Gates highlights CIMMYT’s innovation in latest climate book
Climate adaptation and mitigationOne of CIMMYT and CGIAR’s biggest supporters, he sets out on a virtual book tour to spark collaborative action toward avoiding a climate disaster and calls for innovations in almost everything that we do.
Honoring the life and legacy of Byrd C. Curtis
Nutrition, health and food securityFormer director of the Global Wheat Program positioned CIMMYT as the leading international research-for-development and breeding organization for wheat.
FFAR grant develops climate-resilient wheat
Climate adaptation and mitigationCIMMYT researchers and partners are applying genomics, remote sensing and big data analysis to fortify the crop against climate-related stresses.
2020 World Food Prize recognizes career devoted to fight hunger and climate change through soil conservation
Climate adaptation and mitigationRattan Lal receives agriculture’s highest distinction for developing sustainable farming practices that conserve soils and contribute to climate change mitigation.
Leading US agronomy organization awards fellowship to CIMMYT agri-food systems expert
Nutrition, health and food securityBram Govaerts receives the highest distinction offered by the American Society of Agronomy.
CIMMYT scientists join fellow experts in San Diego for world’s largest plant and animal genomics conference
InnovationsResearchers share their work translating the latest molecular research into breeding solutions for better maize and wheat varieties.
Corn Fed: A Tortilla Revolution in Queens
Environmental health and biodiversitySource: Culinary Backstreets (2 Dec 2019)
Food entrepreneur worked with CIMMYT researcher to create a fair market for farmers with surplus heirloom maize in Mexico.
US Under Secretary of Agriculture ready for further cooperation with CIMMYT
Nutrition, health and food securityTed McKinney and representatives from state agriculture departments learn about relevant maize and wheat research during visit to global headquarters in Mexico.
Kanwarpal Dhugga awarded top honor in science
InnovationsCIMMYT researcher named Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
CIMMYT wheat scientists receive top honors from US agricultural scientists
InnovationsHans-Joachim Braun and Alexey Morgunov receive awards and fellowships at annual meeting of crop science peers.
Thomas Payne honored at gathering of crop science peers
InnovationsHead of CIMMYT Wheat Germplasm Bank receives Frank N. Meyer Medal for contributions to germplasm collection, conservation and use.
Climate, nutrition and security challenges require global food system transformation
Climate adaptation and mitigationThe 2019 Borlaug Dialogue explored solutions to feed the planet sustainably in the face of conflict and climate change.