News
Drought-tolerant hybrid seed offers farmers reprieve from hunger
Capacity development
Farmers are reaping the benefits of SAWA hybrid, an improved maize seed variety designed to withstand drought conditions.
Seeds go digital
Innovations
Faster and better-quality certification, a game-changer for African farmers?
International Maize Improvement Consortium for Africa ramps up seed innovations
Capacity development
CIMMYT launched the consortiumin May 2018, to better engage with a committed set of partners and to achieve enhanced maize yields in Africa.
CIMMYT celebrates AWARD’s ten years empowering African women in agricultural research
Capacity development
The AWARD program advocates for a more gender-responsive agricultural research ecosystem.
Screening cycle for deadly MLN virus set to begin in Kenya during 2019
Nutrition, health and food security
The maize lethal necrosis (MLN) artificial inoculation screening site in Naivasha, Kenya, will begin its phenotyping (screening/ indexing) cycle of 2019 at the beginning of January 2019 and in other four intervals throughout the year. Interested organizations from both the private and public sectors are invited to send maize germplasm for screening.
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.
CIMMYT trains early career scientists on wheat rust diagnosis and management
Capacity development
More than 200 scientists have increased their capacity at these annual trainings since CIMMYT started organizing them ten years ago.
Farmers and scientists celebrate SIMLESA achievements
Over 230,000 farmers have adopted sustainable intensification technologies and the project has helped nurture future scientists.
‘Merry-go-round’ groups spin Kenyan women farmers to success
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Towards more sustainable food systems through a landscape lens
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Participants in GLF Nairobi 2018 called for concrete collective action to restore degraded landscapes.
