research
CIMMYT and Pakistan: 60 years of collaboration
Nutrition, health and food security
New fact sheet captures the impact of six decades of maize and wheat research in Pakistan.
One-minute science: Trent Blare and blue maize products
Environmental health and biodiversity
Consumers near Mexico City perceived blue maize tortillas to taste better. They were willing to pay up to a third more to buy them for special family events or to consume them in restaurants.
Four CIMMYT scientists among world’s most influential scholars, based on citations
Innovations
Recognized for most-cited works worldwide on Web of Science Group’s list of Highly Cited Researchers.
Blue maize is all the rage, but are consumers willing to pay?
Environmental health and biodiversity
Study gives insight into Mexican consumers’ preferences and demand for blue maize tortillas.
Bottlenecks between basic and applied plant science jeopardize life-saving crop improvements
Innovations
Bottlenecks between basic and applied plant science jeopardize life-saving crop improvements.
New manual provides quantitative approach to drought stress phenotyping
Innovations
The manual covers field site selection, effects of weather, crop management and other factors to standardize the required intensity, timing and uniformity of imposed drought stress during field trials.
Top scientists from CGIAR to present latest research at International Wheat Congress in Canada
Innovations
More than 800 global experts will gather in Saskatoon to strategize on ways to meet projected nutritional needs of 60% more people by 2050.
Cornell University appoints Bram Govaerts as Andrew D. White Professor-at-Large
Capacity development
This distinction acknowledges work that has had great international impact in the sciences and other fields.
Breaking Ground: Munyaradzi Mutenje tailors innovations to farmers needs
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Mutenje opens dialogue with farmers to design new interventions that target farmers’ needs and achieve positive impact.
Experimental stations in Mexico improve global agriculture
Capacity development
CIMMYT’s five agricultural research stations in Mexico are instrumental for researchers’ work to develop innovative crops and sustainable farming systems worldwide.
Research, innovation, partnerships, impact
Innovations
Knowledge share fair highlights CGIAR contributions to the Ethiopian agriculture sector.
University of Queensland student researches tan spot resistance in wheat at CIMMYT
Capacity development
Tamaya Peressini’s project aimed to evaluate adult plant resistance to tan spot in wheat.
