Genetic resources
Public initiatives key to harnessing genetic diversity for food security, says genetic resources expert
Innovations
Public initiatives to facilitate the use of genetic resources must be promoted to demonstrate the value they add to agriculture for development and food security.
Conference highlights urgent need to harness genetic resources for future food security
Innovations
The International Agrobiodiversity Congress provides a platform for farmers, scientists, policymakers and industry leaders to share their experiences in agrobiodiversity management and genetic resource conservation.
New Publications: How to better breed maize for future climates in Latin America
Climate adaptation and mitigation
New study reveals findings to help increase drought and heat tolerance in Latin American maize.
Gazing into the crystal ball at the future of food: Nutrient-dense maize and wheat
Nutrition, health and food security
Diversity is important for finding traits that will allow maize and wheat to be more nutritious than they are already today and so aid in meeting the demands of the future, writes Gideon Kruseman, CIMMYT ex-ante and foresight specialist
“CIMMYT 50” delegates tackle obstacles to achieving global food security
Climate adaptation and mitigation
From the field to the laboratory, new technology plays a major part in the international effort to develop seeds and cropping systems that will help achieve food security.
Gene bank crowdfunding campaign gains traction with commercial seed industry
Innovations
A pledge of $10,000 by international plant breeding company KWS has given a big boost to an online crowdfunding initiative aiming to help maintain the world’s largest maize and wheat germplasm bank.
A Chat With: DuPont Pioneer president points to technology to boost yields
Capacity development
Data and predictive analytics can help seeds reach their full yield by providing farmers with information and management advice, said DuPont Pioneer President Peter Shickler.
A Chat With: U.S. nutritionist Julie Miller Jones speaks out about GE crops
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Leading nutritionist sets out to educate the general public on the benefits of genetically modified crops.
CIMMYT and partners set the pace in maize and wheat research in Africa
Capacity development
State-of-art research facilities leap Africa’s Agricultural potential through modern research.
Ancient maize varieties provide modern solution to tar spot complex
Nutrition, health and food security
In southern Mexico and Central America a fungal maize disease known as tar spot complex is decimating yields, threatening local food security and livelihoods.
HarvestPlus World Food Prize laureates benefit more than 10 million people
Nutrition, health and food security
HarvestPlus director Howarth Bouis is one of four winners of the 2016 World Food Prize for research leading to a substantial increase in the availability of nutritious biofortified crops.
CIMMYT’s knowledge sharing efforts contribute to improved seed production in Africa
Capacity development
A training held from June 13 – 23, 2016 emphasized hand pollination in maize variety development and seed multiplication.
New Publications: Advances in breeding for future climates
Climate adaptation and mitigation
New advances in heat-tolerant wheat in South Asia and how physiological breeding can help increase yields.
From A to Z: Developing nutritious maize and wheat at CIMMYT for 50 years
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Over the past 50 years, various research activities have been undertaken to boost protein quality and micronutrient levels in maize and wheat to help improve nutrition in poor communities.
Genetically engineered crops safe to grow and eat, U.S. National Academy of Sciences concludes
Innovations
GE crops are as safe to eat as conventionally bred crops and have benefited the environment and ecosystem diversity, according to a new study
