Food systems that work for people and the environment
05 December 2022, Africa: Alice Ruhweza, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) Board Member and Africa Regional Director for the World
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Plant breeding must adapt to climate change, finds study
02 December 2022, China: Breeding is a vital part of the global agrifood system, enabling scientists to adapt crops to developing environmental
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CIMMYT scientists rank in top 1% of highly cited papers
01 December 2022, US: Three scientists from the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) are included in Clarivate’s 2022 Analysis of
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Groundnut ESA crop improvement network sets regional and country level priorities
01 December 2022, Uganda: The Accelerated Varietal Improvement and Seed Delivery of Legumes and Cereals in Africa (AVISA) project has developed draft
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CIMMYT and Join Hope sign partnership agreement
30 November 2022, China: The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and Join Hope have cemented their partnership at a research
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Partnership approach to maize development praised in new study
29 November 2022, Africa: Using data from 1995-2015, an empirical study from the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and the
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Study explores how to reduce GHG emissions while supporting food security through nitrogen management
26 November 2022, New Zealand: Use of fertilizer nitrogen (N) in farming is essential for food production but also contributes to climate
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Young CIMMYT scientist receives 2022 Japan Award for global research to combat wheat aphids
25 November 2022, Japan: International science to save wheat — a crucial food grain for 2.5 billion of the world’s poor — from
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Shared priorities and plans for partnership
24 November 2022, Europe: In early September 2022, the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) Director General Bram Govaerts made a
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Analyzing 25 years of maize supply and demand in the Global South
23 November 2022, Africa: Over the next 10 years, maize is due to become the most widely grown and traded crop globally and is already
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