Sustainable agrifood systems
Beating the odds: Indigenous female scientist gets Mexico’s National Youth Award
Capacity development
CIMMYT PhD fellow Tania MartĂnez receives Mexican National Youth Award for her outstanding performance in academic achievement.
A Chat With: Mark Lynas – sustainable agriculture key to food security amid climate change
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Sustainable agricultural practices are key to feeding the global population in the face of climate change said Environmentalist Mark Lynas.
Syngenta-CIMMYT collaboration on helping smallholders stay safe
Capacity development
Javier Valdes, country head at Syngenta Mexico, talks about collaboration with CIMMYT.
Farming Systems Intensification in South Asia
Capacity development
A workshop on farming systems analysis was held at Wageningen University (WUR), The Netherlands, on 5-7 July 2016.
Smallholders in Rwanda and Zambia to enhance wheat productivity through new project
Capacity development
A new project aims to over double wheat production in target areas of Zambia and Rwanda to help smallholders meet rising demand and cope with high import costs.
New multi-crop zero-till planter boosts yields and farming efficiency in Pakistan
Capacity development
A new planter that promotes dry seeding of rice, saves water and increases planting efficiency is being used increasingly in Pakistan’s Punjab Province.
Building a sustainable future: A history of conservation agriculture in southern Africa
Capacity development
Since 2004, conservation agriculture has helped farmers in southern Africa maintain and boost yields, protect the environment and increase profits.
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.
Sustainable agriculture takes root in Karnataka, India
Capacity development
Nearly 150 scientists, researchers and extension agents attended a field training on conservation agriculture and mechanization for sustainable intensification.
African ambassadors to Zimbabwe support improved agriculture technologies
Nutrition, health and food security
Several African nation ambassadors to Zimbabwe pledged to step up support for improved agriculture technologies.
Annual meeting highlights adoption of conservation agriculture in Sichuan, China
Climate adaptation and mitigation
CIMMYT is expanding conservation agricultural practices aimed at enhancing the productivity of labor, land and capital in China’s Sichuan Province.
CIMMYT delivers technology to public and private partners in Nepal
Capacity development
Farmers in Nepal are benefiting from the work done by the Cereal Systems Initiative of South Asia (CSISA).
CIMMYT scientist to assume leadership role at the American Society of Agronomy
Capacity development
CIMMYT Principal Scientist Ortiz-Monasterio appointed as 2017 Global Agronomy Section Vice Chair of the American Society of Agronomy.
Bayer collaboration promises new innovations for South Asia farms
Climate adaptation and mitigation
CIMMYT and Bayer’s Crop Science team are looking for practical solutions to future climate-change related challenges in South Asian agriculture.
SIMLESA meeting reveals many successes, gears up for phase II
Nutrition, health and food security
SIMLESA discusses progress, achievements, and ways forward through 2018 at annual meeting.
