A Global Agricultural Research Partnership

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT)

The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, known by its Spanish acronym, CIMMYT, is a non-profit research and training organization with more than 400 partners in over 100 countries.

The Center works to sustainably increase the productivity of maize and wheat systems and thus ensure global food security and reduce poverty. For this it applies the best of biotechnology, traditional agronomy and breeding, socioeconomics, agricultural extension, and capacity building to create sustainable solutions with lasting impact and a strong focus on climate change, hunger, rural community development, and the environment.

Contacts

CIMMYT headquarters:
Apdo. Postal 6-641, 06600 Mexico, D.F., Mexico
Tel: +52(55) 5804-2004
Fax: +52(55) 5804-7558

Dr. Thomas Lumpkin
Director General
Email: t.lumpkinATcgiar.org

For media enquiries

Chris Cutter
External communications officer
Email: c.cutterATcgiar.org

News

1st International Crown Rot Workshop for Wheat Improvement

Crown rot, a fungal soil borne disease of wheat caused by several species of Fusarium, causes significant yield losses on wheat, especially under postanthesis drought stress, and is particularly problematic in cereal based cropping systems with limited…

CIMMYT strengthens partnership with Zimbabwe

Thomas Lumpkin, CIMMYT director general, and Honorable Joseph Made, Minister of Agriculture and Mechanization of Zimbabwe, signed a new memorandum of understanding on 29 October 2012 to strengthen the relationship between CIMMYT and the government of Z…

Publications

Safe Movement of Germlasm (SGM) database

Safe Movement of Germlasm (SGM) database Mezzalama, M.; Duveiller, E. Database with information on pests and diseases and different country requirements for phytopathological certificates. The ‘Safe Germplasm Movement’ (SGM) database has be…

Project News

SIMLESA-Kenya: achievements and future goals

The Kenya Annual Review and Planning Meeting (ARPM) was held during 5-6 November 2012 at the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI). The meeting was attended by 33 participants from the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAA…

Slides

Press Clippings

Videos

Why invest in wheat research?

Why invest in wheat research? Wheat is the most important food crop worldwide and a principal source of nutrients in some of the poorest countries of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. But wheat, like all living organisms, is unimaginably complex. CIMMYT…

Training, Communication, and Conservation Agriculture

Training, Communication, and Conservation Agriculture Do you know what really makes you learn? Do ever think about how the way information is presented can make or break the message you want to convey? Well, CIMMYT’s Petr Kosina does think about …

W4A Conference Vodcasts: First Impressions, Day 1

W4A Conference Vodcasts: First Impressions, Day 1 Vodcasts with participants of the Wheat for Food Security in Africa Conference taking place 8-12 Oct, 2012. Interviewees: -Stanley Wood, Senior Research Fellow, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) -Michael Tayor, Independent Researcher, Cameroon -Arthur Wasukira, Research Officer, NARO-Buginyanya Zonal Agricultural Research &