New varieties of maize and wheat are still important, as they are the easiest way for poor farmers to adopt new technology. The more improvements we can put into that new grain—enhanced nutrient content and A Message from ...

At CIMMYT, our daily commitment is to focus the best agricultural science on improved human ans environmental well-being. This report describes the people and places that compel us to succeed in pur work, the range of ...

Nuestro propósito en este informe anual es ayudar a la gente a ver y comprender -por medio de las experiencias de los científicos y los agricultores- cómo nuestra investigación promueve la seguridad alimentaria, protege ...

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 ...

In 1999 maize germplasm bank took a research initiative of prebreeding in addition to the bank management, germplasm regeneration and introduction, and germplasm evaluation and core subset development. Dr. Salvador Castellanos ...

Maize genetic resources program has three pillars, namely germplasm accessions management, in-situ biodiversity conservation, and prebreeding. Germplasm accessions management includes specific cooperative project ofregeneration ...

Biochemical and chemical analysis of seeds and green plant tissues are essential in several breeding programs including nutritional and industrial enhancement, plant physiology, and plant pathology. The objective of CIMMYT’s ...

These are the dreams that a broad alliance involving CIMMYT and IITA, national research and extension programs, local seed companies, and non-governmental organizations – more than 50 partners in 20 nations of sub-Saharan ...

Translating the Vision of Seeds of Innovation into a Vibrant Work Plan. This Business Plan shows how CIMMYT will deliver key products that improve the livelihoods of the poor through maize and wheat research and production ...

After decades of stability, world food prices have jumped more than 80% since 2005. Recent good harvests have brought prices down, but not to pre-2005 levels, and most economists expect food costs to remain at much higher ...