food security
Quality seeds reduce hunger in Tanzanian schools
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Sorghum seeds that deliver improved yields are increasing food security for students and communities, with school farms playing a vital role in raising awareness of innovative varieties.
Sudan: Catastrophic hunger amid conflict creates a crisis of instability across northeast Africa
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
CGIAR calls for a coordinated, global response to support the transformation of agrifood systems in Sudan.
New heat-tolerant wheat varieties prove fruitful for Ethiopia’s irrigated lowlands
Climate adaptation and mitigation
The release of new lines by the ADAPT-Wheat project will expand Ethiopia’s total farming area and wheat production by opening up lowland farming opportunities.
New CGIAR Deputy Executive Managing Director warmly welcomed at CIMMYT
Innovations
Last week, CIMMYT welcomed Guillaume Grosso, CGIAR’s new deputy executive managing director, to its headquarters in Texcoco, Mexico.
With courage, they are an example of innovation in the field
Capacity development
The active participation of rural women in agricultural development has been a fundamental element in promoting sustainable transformation in communities in southeast Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras.
Mexico, a lab from which solutions are generated to address global challenges
Capacity development
Leaders from the CGIAR Initiative: Excellence in Agronomy visit Mexico to learn how the hubs driven by CIMMYT and collaborators have positive impacts on farming communities.
Opinion: Aid competes with long-term solutions to Sudan’s hunger crisis
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Restoring food production within the country is just as important as emergency food aid — if not, Sudan risk racing from crisis to crisis.
How improved seeds empower women farmers in South Kordofan
Capacity development
Working with partners, CIMMYT’s Sustainable Agrifood Systems Approach for Sudan empowers women farmers in conflict-torn South Kordofan. It provides them with training and resources to increase crop yields and enhance community self-sufficiency.
A sustainable agrifood systems approach in conflict-ridden Sudan
Capacity development
CIMMYT, in partnership with USAID, is implementing the Sustainable Agrifood Systems Approach for Sudan, an integrated agrifood system model designed to underpin food security through scalable development opportunities and sustainable agricultural practices.
Women farmers enhance agricultural production in conflict-torn Sudan
Capacity development
In conflict-torn Sudan, women farmers are equipped with new skills and sustainable techniques to cultivate hope and abundance—doubling yields and empowering communities toward self-sufficiency.
Flowers, learning, and a gender-based approach
Capacity development
“We learned how to grow flowers in one module, and now we’re making a living from it,” says a farmer from Chiapas. Here’s her story.
Mexico safeguards agriculture against invasive pests, diseases
Nutrition, health and food security
Mexico, with CIMMYT, blocked 1,463 risky shipments, protecting against 258 pests and highlighting climate change’s food security impact.
USAID team lauds PQR value chain process in Bangladesh
Poverty reduction, livelihoods and jobs
USAID experts praised northern Bangladesh’s premium quality rice (PQR) value chain process.
Agricultural research adds billions of dollars to economy
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Crop technology from CGIAR, including CIMMYT seed varieties, contributes US $47 billion each year to the global economy according to fresh analysis of six decades’ worth of data.
Sustaining Conservation Agriculture initiatives: lessons from Malawi
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Conservation Agriculture offers sustainable solutions for Malawi’s agriculture. Prioritizing farmer-centered approaches can drive widespread adoption, ensuring food security and climate resilience.
