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

Masa-tortilla industry in Mexico: what needs to be done?

Ing. Manuel Rubio Portilla (GRUMA), Dr. Juan De Dios Figueroa (Cinvestav), winners of the “Dios Yum Kaak-Ricardo Bressani” 2012 award. About 350 representatives from the masa-tortilla, nixtamalized flour-industry, seed industry and the academic com…

Global network to increase wheat yield, fight hunger

To meet the global demand for wheat, wheat yield needs to be increased by 60% by 2050 or 1.6% per year. While scientific evidence suggests that the yield potential could be increased by 50% or more, the research needed is beyond the current capacity of…

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

DTMA III holds annual meeting

The Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa (DTMA) Initiative held its first annual meeting of phase 3 during 24- 28 September 2012 at the Nairobi Safari Club Hotel in Kenya. The meeting was attended by 83 participants representing national programs, trainin…

DT Maize Volume 2, October 2012

DT Maize is a quarterly publication of the DTMA (Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa) project, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Its aim is to inform partners and the general public at large about developments related to drought tolerant maize in Sub- Saharan Africa. It publishes short, general

DT Maize Volume 1, june 2012

DT Maize is a quarterly publication of the DTMA (Drought Tolerant Maize for Africa) project, funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Its aim is to inform partners and the general public at large about developments related to drought tolerant maize in Sub- Saharan Africa. It publishes short, general

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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 &