Climate adaptation and mitigation
Climate change threatens to reduce global crop production, and poor people in tropical environments will be hit the hardest. More than 90% of CIMMYT’s work relates to climate change, helping farmers adapt to shocks while producing more food, and reduce emissions where possible. Innovations include new maize and wheat varieties that withstand drought, heat and pests; conservation agriculture; farming methods that save water and reduce the need for fertilizer; climate information services; and index-based insurance for farmers whose crops are damaged by bad weather. CIMMYT is an important contributor to the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security.
Water-saving maize holds potential to boost farmer resilience to climate change in Pakistan
Climate adaptation and mitigation
New varieties of white maize in Pakistan have the potential to both quadruple savings of irrigation water and double crop yields for farmers.
New Publications: Africa’s future cereal production
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Cereal yields in sub-Saharan Africa must increase to 80 percent of their potential by 2050 to meet the enormous increase in demand for food.
Crop and bio-economic modeling for an uncertain climate
Climate adaptation and mitigation
The potential impact of climate change on agriculture and the complexity of possible adaptation responses require the application of new research methods and tools to develop adequate strategies, writes Gideon Kruseman.
Agricultural biodiversity key to future crop improvement
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Conserving and using agricultural biodiversity to create better crops can help meet several sustainable development goals and stave off further species extinctions.
Target for 10 million more climate-smart farmers in southern Africa amid rising cost of El Niño
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Research centers, development agencies and governments must work together to respond to climate predictions before food crises develop, say two CIMMYT scientists.
Sustainable agriculture poised to save Mayan rainforests from deforestation
Capacity development
Sustainable farming practices allow smallholder farmers to improve maize yields while reducing deforestation in Mexico, report finds.
Drought- and heat-tolerant maize tackles climate change in southern Africa
Climate adaptation and mitigation
CIMMYT’s drought-tolerant varieties have been delivered to three million farmers across Africa.
Taking aim at climate change
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Check out our latest fact sheet and learn how CIMMYT is responding to climate change.
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.
Growing more with less: Improving productivity, resilience and sustainability in Africa
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Sustainable intensification is helping farmers in Sub-Saharan Africa become more productive, while adapting to and mitigating climate change.
“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.
African Conservation Tillage Network CEO calls for high level support of conservation agriculture
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Regional and national support for conservation agriculture is key to achieving widespread sustainable production intensification says Saidi Mkomwa, CEO African Conservation Tillage Network.
New high-yielding maize aids smallholder farmers, helps hungry in drought-hit Africa
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Bigger and healthier maize is helping counter the effects of severe drought caused by the warming effects of an El Nino weather system.
New generation of hunger fighters needed, says Julie Borlaug at CIMMYT 50th anniversary
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Encourage youth willing to become “hunger fighters” to take up the challenges of farming despite erratic weather caused by climate change, drought, dwindling water supplies and nutrient-depleted soil.
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.
