Breaking Ground
Breaking Ground: Fatima Camarillo invests in education
Capacity developmentEducator and researcher trains partners from around the world in CIMMYT’s unique wheat improvement course.
Breaking Ground: Dyutiman Choudhary builds strong agribusinesses for sustainable economic growth
Nutrition, health and food securityCIMMYT market development specialist works to strengthen the seed and fertilizer market systems and value chains in Nepal.
Breaking Ground: Rahel Assefa thrives off witnessing impact
Ethiopia-based project manager finds inspiration in supporting programs and colleagues across Africa.
Breaking Ground: Andrea Gardeazábal transforms data into meaningful information
InnovationsMonitor, Evaluation and Learning Manager uses technological tools to streamline data gathering and analysis for improved project design.
Breaking Ground: Isaiah Nyagumbo advances climate-smart technologies to improve smallholder farming systems
Climate adaptation and mitigationSystems agronomist transforms farmers’ livelihoods through improved crop performance and soil health, promoting sustainable techniques that mitigate climate change effects.
Breaking Ground: Jordan Chamberlin avidly explores the changing landscapes of Africa
InnovationsCIMMYT spatial economist studies how economic behavior varies across diverse geographical contexts, how smallholder farming systems in sub-Saharan Africa are evolving, and the need to revisit agricultural resources and policies accordingly.
Breaking Ground: Erick Ortiz Hernández innovates regional solutions for greater impact
Nutrition, health and food securityThe manager of one of CIMMYT’s innovation nodes in Mexico works on the implementation of sustainable actions and strategies that integrate science to generate impact.
Breaking Ground: Sudha Nair helps bridge gap between maize breeding and genetics
InnovationsCIMMYT scientist applies genomics in maize breeding to achieve higher genetic gains.
Breaking Ground: Lennart Woltering is a catalyst for achieving sustainable impact at scale
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionCIMMYT Scaling Advisor emphasizes importance of context and systemic thinking in how we do our research and implement projects.
Breaking Ground: Yoseph Beyene breeds desirable maize varieties for smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa
InnovationsCIMMYT breeder applies new tools and technologies to accelerate genetic gains, make breeding more efficient, and keep up with the changing dynamics of biotic and abiotic stresses.
Breaking Ground: Maria Itria Ibba and the lab that bakes bread
InnovationsCIMMYT scientist helps breeders meet complex and stringent market demands for high-quality wheat.
Breaking Ground: Sylvanus Odjo finds the right technology for each farmer
InnovationsCIMMYT postharvest specialist tests drying and storage technologies to help reduce grain losses.
Breaking Ground: Aparna Das leads efficient and demand-driven maize research
Nutrition, health and food securityTechnical coordination between research and development partners is key to breed maize varieties that respond to the diverse needs of small farmers.
Breaking Ground: Lara Roeven delves into complex gender dynamics
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionCIMMYT researcher explores the ways in which gender norms influence agricultural innovation around the world.
Breaking Ground: Mandeep Randhawa fights wheat diseases using genetic resistance tools
Capacity developmentCIMMYT wheat scientist explores new sources of rust resistance to create new rust-resistant wheat varieties.