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Ismahane Elouafi on TIME100 list of the most influential people in the world
16.04.25CGIAR is delighted to announce that CGIAR Executive Managing Director, Ismahane Elouafi has been nam…
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Harvesting Collaboration for Food Security. CGIAR Science Week Closes.
14.04.2511th April, Nairobi, Kenya: After a remarkable week of science, innovation, and cementing of partner…
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MEDIA RELEASE | New CGIAR flagship report translates insights into impact for food systems in crisis
14.04.25Nairobi, Kenya, 14 April 2025 – With food systems under strain from climate change, conflict,…
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Science Week Opens: A Leap Forward in Science Collaboration for Food Security
08.04.257th April, Nairobi, Kenya: Science Week was launched today by Special Guest H.E. Musalia Mudavadi,…
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Science Week 2025 is Now
07.04.25The inaugural CGIAR Science Week gets underway in Nairobi, Kenya. From 7 to 12 April,…
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What are kids watching online? How digital food marketing shapes children’s and adolescents’ diets
03.04.25By Gabriela Fretes and Jef L. Leroy April 3, 2025 What do children and teens see when they…
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Lessons for gender in seed systems
20.08.20Seed systems are complex and dynamic, involving diverse, interdisciplinary actors. Women play an imp…
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The missing link between maize seeds and trust
18.08.20The world population is expected to rise to almost 10 billion by 2050. To feed…
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Alison Bentley to be new Global Wheat Program director
13.08.20In November 2020, Alison Bentley will be joining the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Cente…
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Historic wheat research station poised to host cutting-edge research
30.07.20It was the site where International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) scientist Norman Bor…
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Work to develop high yielding Striga tolerant maize seed is bearing fruit
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Food security
Striga, an invasive parasitic weed with purple-colored flowers, looks striking and harmless. But, be…
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“Better, faster, equitable, sustainable” – wheat research community partners join to kick off new breeding project
29.07.20More than 100 scientists, crop breeders, researchers, and representatives from funding and national …
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Supporting smallholder farmers to better combat drought
23.07.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
Researchers from the Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) project have been exploring th…
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Targeted fertilizer recommendations improve maize productivity in Ethiopia
16.07.20-
Food security
A study on the impact of providing site-specific fertilizer recommendations on fertilizer usage, pro…
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Small is beautiful
09.07.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Can Africa’s smallholder farmers adopt and reap the benefits of farm mechanization? The Farm Mecha…
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Gauging the impact of COVID-19 lockdown on farming communities and agribusinesses in Nepal
08.07.20-
Food security
The agricultural market has been suffering since the government of Nepal imposed a lockdown from…
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When mothers learn from babies
08.07.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
In Chebvute, Zimbabwe the CIMMYT has established trials to test the effectiveness and productivity o…
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Could coronavirus drive farmers to adopt sustainable practices in India’s breadbasket?
07.07.20-
Food security
June marks the start of the rice growing season in India’s breadbasket but on the…
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Annual Report 2019 launched
01.07.20The year 2019 showed us that while CIMMYT’s work may begin with seeds, our innovations…
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African small-scale mechanization project winds down after strong results
24.06.20-
Food security
Smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe and Ethiopia have embraced small-scale mechanization thanks to an in…
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Reaping the benefits of innovation
17.06.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Post-harvest losses — which can range between 10-20% in major cereals — cause not only…
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Farmers diversify crops in their fields and food on their plates
17.06.20-
Food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Farmers in the Bale area, in Ethiopia’s Oromia region, mainly produce wheat and barley. Temam…
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Interdrought 2020 congress proceedings now online
09.06.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
The Interdrought 2020 congress presents the latest developments to address this global challenge. In…
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Conservation agriculture feeds people and protects the environment
04.06.20-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Food security
On June 5, 2020, the world celebrates World Environment Day as COVID-19 continues to cause…
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