Global
Research awards to tackle challenge of fortifying wheat against heat and drought
Climate adaptation and mitigation
HeDWIC and FFAR awarded grants to five wheat research projects in 2022 to protect the crop from climate change and other threats.
CIMMYT endorses and implements expert recommendations to drive the transformation towards Zero Hunger by 2050
Nutrition, health and food security
A new paper published today by experts at The Chicago Council of Global Affairs identifies the three main obstacles to global food systems transformation and hunger eradication by 2050.
2023 Women In Triticum (WIT) Award Winners Announced
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
The Borlaug Global Rust Initiative (BGRI) is pleased to announce the 2023 Jeanie Borlaug Laube Women in Triticum (WIT) Early Career and Mentor awardees, recognizing excellence in science and leadership for a wheat-secure future.
One year of Women in Crop Science at CIMMYT
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
For its first birthday, a co-founder of the Women in Crop Science at CIMMYT, talks about their journey over the past year.
Market Intelligence Briefs – a new publication series to inform crop-breeding decisions
Capacity development
The CGIAR Initiative on Market Intelligence releases two reports on a framework for informing crop breeding and future market segments for hybrid maize.
Growing stronger with every season
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
At CIMMYT, our Women in Crop Science network is working to create a more inclusive internal and external environment. Here’s a glimpse of a day in the life of our team.
Some things have to die for others to live: Why scaling down is just as important as scaling up in the transformation of global food systems
Source: NextBillion (8 Feb 2023)
Efforts to transform global food systems typically focus on introducing/scaling new innovations/programs. Here we argue for more focus on intentionally scaling down unsustainable farming practices.
Adapting growing seasons to climate change can boost yields of world’s staple crops
Climate adaptation and mitigation
New research estimates impact of farmer adaptation to climate change on maize, wheat, rice, sorghum and soybean.
How a new generation of women are changing wheat science
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Over the past 12 years, the Jeanie Borlaug Laube Women in Triticum award has supported 66 early-career women scientists as they build a stronger, more inclusive community of wheat scholars fighting hunger worldwide.
