Innovations
Working with smallholders to understand their needs and build on their knowledge, CIMMYT brings the right seeds and inputs to local markets, raises awareness of more productive cropping practices, and works to bring local mechanization and irrigation services based on conservation agriculture practices. CIMMYT helps scale up farmers’ own innovations, and embraces remote sensing, mobile phones and other information technology. These interventions are gender-inclusive, to ensure equitable impacts for all.
CIMMYT and IITA collaborate to increase adoption of conservation agriculture in southern Africa
InnovationsNew project will research and promote the adoption of sustainable farming method and practices.
Retrospective quantitative genetic analysis and genomic prediction of global wheat yields
InnovationsA new quantitative genetics study makes a strong case for the yield testing strategies CIMMYT uses in its wheat breeding program.
CGIAR breeding programs need more than just tech upgrades — they need change management
InnovationsThe status quo anchors our minds to the past. Good change management can shake this up. Here are four ways plant breeding programs can ready themselves for the big changes we need to make.
Crop-loss Assessment Monitor: A multi-model and multistage decision support system
InnovationsStudy shows how the Crop-loss Assessment Monitor could help improve loss assessment and make crop insurance more efficient.
CRP Wheat Annual Report 2019
InnovationsIn its seventh year, WHEAT helped farmers grow nutritious, resilient and high-yielding wheat, through cutting-edge research and 50 new CGIAR-derived varieties.
Massive-scale genomic study reveals wheat diversity for crop improvement
InnovationsSource: Phys.org (11 Sep 2020)
Scientists complete one of the largest genetic analyses ever done of an agricultural crop to find desirable traits in wheat’s extensive and unexplored diversity.
Collaborating to accelerate genetic gains in maize and wheat
InnovationsTremendous impact is arising from the longstanding cooperation between CIMMYT’s maize and wheat programs and national programs in countries where CIMMYT works.
Matching nutrients to agroforestry systems for greater maize and wheat yields
InnovationsCase studies from Ethiopia and Rwanda show adaptable fertilizer rates may help tree-based smallholder farmers, thus providing them with options to cope with COVID-19-imposed fertilizer shortages.
Massive-scale genomic study reveals wheat diversity for crop improvement
Environmental health and biodiversityA team of scientists has completed one of the largest genetic analyses ever done of any agricultural crop to find desirable traits in wheat’s extensive and unexplored diversity.
Development Partners Explore Scaling Up Food Systems Transformation in Africa Post-COVID-19
InnovationsSource: All Africa (10 Sep 2020)
African Green Revolution Forum panel discussed and policies to encourage small and medium-enterprise (SME) growth.
3 climate-resilient food solutions for smallholder farmers
Climate adaptation and mitigationSource: Green Biz (10 Sep 2020)
CIMMYT’s drought-tolerant maize is boosting farmers’ yields and incomes, directly improving millions of lives.
Excellence in Agronomy 2030 initiative to launch at African Green Revolution Forum
Climate adaptation and mitigationCGIAR centers join efforts on agronomy research and innovation initiative to support agricultural productivity growth in the global South.
How do I become a zero-till farmer?
Capacity developmentNew online training takes farmers and service providers though a visual journey on the use of conservation agriculture-based sustainable intensification methods.
Unmanned aerial vehicles help wheat breeders
InnovationsSource: Science Codex (3 Sep 2020)
CIMMYT scientists use UAVs to more accurately measure plant health to select high-yielding wheat.
Unique partnership to transform maize breeding and production in Africa
InnovationsStakeholders take stock of ongoing work to bring farmers superior hybrids using two novel technologies.