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.

Press releases

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CGIAR centers join efforts on agronomy research and innovation initiative to support agricultural productivity growth in the global South.

Videos

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New online training takes farmers and service providers though a visual journey on the use of conservation agriculture-based sustainable intensification methods.

In the media

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Source: Science Codex (3 Sep 2020)

CIMMYT scientists use UAVs to more accurately measure plant health to select high-yielding wheat.

Features

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Stakeholders take stock of ongoing work to bring farmers superior hybrids using two novel technologies.

Features

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Scientists assess the use of blockchain to track the impact of biofortified seeds.

Features

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On International Youth Day, CIMMYT captures images of sub-Saharan African youth to celebrate their immense contributions to agriculture, farming systems, service provision and research and development.

Features

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CIMMYT’s historic Toluca station will host a new rapid generation advancement and speed breeding facility to accelerate genetic gains in wheat.

Features

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CIMMYT scientist applies genomics in maize breeding to achieve higher genetic gains.

In the media

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Source: Forbes México (25 Jul 2020)

Agriculture in Mexico has not stopped during the COVID-19 pandemic, but has had to reinvent itself.

Projects

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In the media

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Source: Down to Earth (15 Jul 2020)

While an estimated 10 percent of India’s 44 million ha of rice is cultivated through direct seeding, the COVID-19 pandemic could lead to an increase in this practice.

In the media

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Source: World Grain (15 Jul 2020)

CIMMYT scientists perform large genome-wide association study in India, Kenya and Mexico to understand yellow rust resistance in wheat.

In the media

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Source: Farm Biz Africa (12 Jul 2020)

CIMMYT research affirms time and cost-saving advantages of sheller for smallholder maize farmers in Kenya.

Features

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7 ways to make small-scale mechanization work for African farmers.

Features

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Interest in farm machinery and crop diversification spike as farmers respond to COVID-19 labor shortages.