Climate change slows wheat breeding progress for yield and wide adaptation, new study finds
22 January 2022, Mexico: Nearly four decades of repeated crossing and selection for heat and drought tolerance have greatly improved the climate
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Fruits and vegetables are essential, but there are three reasons why it takes cereals to feed the world
22 January 2022, India: Like many development research and funding organizations, the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) is emphasizing
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New grafting technique could combat the disease threatening Cavendish bananas
24 December 2021, Mexico: Grafting is the technique of joining the shoot of one plant with the root of another,
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Mexico’s seed producers honor CIMMYT work to breed and spread high-yield maize
Seed producers association lauds the research and development support behind productive, resilient maize varieties and hybrids grown on more than
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2021 GAP Report endorses CIMMYT’s integrated agri-food systems methodology
07 December 2021, Mexico: The 2021 Global Agricultural Productivity (GAP) Report warns that farmers and food workers globally face the intimidating
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Science, technology and farmers, the three pillars of CIMMYT at COP26
04 December 2021, UK: At global climate summit, CIMMYT scientists share adaptation and mitigation solutions for farmers, and call for increased
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A decade of world-leading maize and wheat research
03 December 2021, Mexico: For over a decade, the CGIAR Research Programs on Maize (MAIZE) and Wheat (WHEAT) have been at
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World Food Day 2021: The future of food is in our hands
15 October 2021, US: As the calendar turns to October 16, the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) celebrates World
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CIMMYT becomes partner of choice in PepsiCo’s sustainability strategy
22 September 2021, Mexico: A new partnership announced today between the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), PepsiCo and Grupo
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CIMMYT scientists join 60th All India Wheat and Barley Research Workers’ Meet
13 September 2021, New Delhi: The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center’s (CIMMYT) legacy of work with the Indian Centre for
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