2+ day, 13+ hour ago  (217+ words) cimmyt. org When the rains stop in Ethiopia, smallholder farmers have almost no fallback Irrigation is either unavailable or unaffordable, leaving crops exposed to dry spells at the most critical moments of growth A new study by CIMMYT and Ambo…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago  (202+ words) Proximity matters when exploring the opportunities for a Fertilizer Innovation Center when you are close to the soils, the farmers, the private sector, and the institutions that know the landscape; , and that is why IFDC is opening this office at…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago  (201+ words) Developed for specific climate realities A stage-gate process grounded in field evidence The path from experimental hybrid to announced product followed a structured, multi-stage evaluation framework that CIMMYT's Global Maize Program applies consistently across its regional pipelines. Context: maize and…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago  (405+ words) High-zinc wheat varieties have spread widely across the Northwestern Plain Zone of India, emerging as mega-varieties that now cover nearly 70% of the area and improve the dietary quality of more than 90 million consumers every day. Across South Asia, micronutrient deficiencies,…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago  (686+ words) In Eastern Zambia's Kanyanja camp, a proven model of mother and baby trials is turning climate-smart research into farmer-led action, one season, one plot, and one decision at a time....

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (506+ words) Nairobi, Kenya " The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and CIMMYT, with funding support from the Novo Nordisk Foundation, have launched a landmark research initiative to dramatically shorten the time required to develop climate-resilient and market-preferred crop…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (734+ words) It's easy to forget. Most of us think that the food we eat is a "natural" product of the earth that has always looked and tasted this way. The truth is far more dramatic: If it weren't for plant breeders,…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago  (323+ words) GWHA is designed to move resistance more efficiently from research into breeding pipelines and, ultimately, into farmers" fields. Field testing sites in Kenya, Mexico, Bolivia, Bangladesh, and Ethiopia will evaluate thousands of wheat lines under high disease pressure, while research…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (545+ words) Over three days, experts, policymakers, and representatives from the global agricultural sector convened at CIMMYT headquarters for the launch of Hy Bread and the Global Wheat Health Alliance, an initiative aimed at redefining wheat's role in food systems increasingly exposed…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (693+ words) Nairobi, Kenya, March 2026 " How do you design crop varieties that farmers will adopt and markets will reward? CGIAR has received a grant from the Gates Foundation to design and develop varieties for 12 priority crops "the next generation of high-impact, in-demand…...