In 2017, CIMMYT and partners were at the center of global responses to several grave challenges to maize and wheat agriculture. In South Asia, we supported the fast-track release by Bangladesh of a new variety that resists ...

In response to shifting priorities of funding partners in 2018, the Center has pursued stability, organizational unity, efficiency, and strong science to make maize and wheat cropping systems more productive and durable. ...

In 2019, CIMMYT marked the end of a decade of achievements and the beginning of a decade of opportunities to improve peoples’ livelihoods. Groundbreaking crop research and partnerships offer opportunities for innovations ...

CIMMYT's primary research thrust is to assist crop scientists from developing countries to produce improved maize, wheat, and triticale varieties that are capable of high and dependable yields on farmers' fields. Priority ...

CIMMYT's primary research thrust is to assist crop scientists from developing countries to produce improved maize, wheat, triticale, and barley varieties that are capable of high and dependable yields on farmers' fields. ...

We begin our report with examples of innovative efforts to build better plants - new maize and wheat varieties with improved yield potential, greater efficiency in the use of scarce agricultural resources, and stronger ...

World wheat production in 1984 reached about 520 million metric tons (MT), exceeding the previous year's record. Among developed nations, the countries of Western and Eastern Europe experienced the greatest increases; ...

In my new role as CIMMYT’s Director General, I am pleased to present this report on our latest research. We have called our report Diversity to Heal the Earth and Feed its People to emphasize the immense value of diversity ...

CIMMYT's efforts to help the poor in developing countries have combined extraordinarily well with those of national programs. Together we continue to improve the lives of literally hundreds of millions of poor people. In ...

For lots of people, 2011 will be remembered as the year famine re-emerged. In the Horn of Africa, 13 million persons—many of whom lived from farming and herding—had their lives irrevocably changed by the worst drought in ...