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Why we show up at climate COPs: Bridging local reality with global ambition
04.11.25-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Mitigation
By Ma. Eliza J. Villarino, Rhys Bucknall-Williams, Laura Cramer, and Chiara Colombo Every yea…
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Essam Yassin Mohammed, WorldFish Director General, Named to Forbes 2025 Sustainability Leaders List
19.09.25Dr. Essam Yassin Mohammed, has been named to the 2025 Forbes Sustainability Leaders list. Now…
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IITA-CGIAR scientist named one of Africa Food Prize 2025 laureates for breakthrough in cassava and yam seed systems
04.09.25Ibadan, Nigeria – IITA–CGIAR proudly celebrates the recognition of Dr Mercy Diebiru-Ojo as o…
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CGIAR Accredited to UNEA: Bringing Food, Land, and Water Systems into Global Environmental Policy dialogues
09.07.25-
Biodiversity
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health
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Food security
CGIAR, the world’s largest agricultural research partnership, has been officially accredited as an…
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World Environment Day 2025: Tackling the Global Plastic Crisis to Regenerate Our Food Systems
29.05.25Photo credit: Calf with trash; Vrindavan, India. Apercoco Since 1974, World Environment Day has mobi…
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Food Policy Priorities for A Changing World
28.05.25IFPRI’s 2025 Global Food Policy Report reflects on 50 years of progress and examines priorities…
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CIMMYT and China: A successful partnership since 1974
17.10.22-
Nutrition, health & food security
The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) is a non-profit international organiza…
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CIMMYT delivers seed to Svalbard Global Seed Vault
14.10.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
The Ambassador of Mexico to Norway, Ulises Canchola Gutiérrez, delivered a deposit from the Interna…
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Exploring the potential for scaling nutritious cereal-based foods
13.10.22-
Nutrition, health & food security
Agrifood systems contribute to at least 12 of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). To…
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The critical role of smallholder farmers of the Eastern Gangetic Plains in the global food chain
13.10.22-
Gender equality
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
The Eastern Gangetic Plains (EGP) are vulnerable to climate change and face tremendous challenges, i…
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Elite maize seeds handed over to seed sector stakeholders in Nepal
12.10.22-
Nutrition, health & food security
Maize is Nepal’s second most important crop for food security. Although the country’s diverse ec…
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Forging collaborative ties from south to south
11.10.22-
Nutrition, health & food security
More than 900 experts from 67 countries gathered for the Second International Wheat Congress, which…
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Is uptake of rust-resistant wheat linked to gender equality?
10.10.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Farmers, development practitioners and scientists gathered at Tropentag 2022 between September 14-…
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CIMMYT Annual Report 2021 launched
10.10.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Nutrition, health & food security
Today, the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) is excited to share with you…
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Stepping up for South Asian women
07.10.22-
Gender equality
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
Women play an integral role in all stages of agrifood systems, yet their unpaid labor…
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Partnerships crucial for protecting plant health
06.10.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
CGIAR research centers involved in the OneCGIAR Plant Health Initiative joined forces at the Interna…
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Expanding BISA expertise to new horizons in South Asia
05.10.22-
Nutrition, health & food security
Ten years ago, a foundation was laid on the principles of Norman Borlaug to translate…
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Advice for food systems in crisis featured in GAP Report
04.10.22-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
Expertise from CIMMYT on transforming food systems in a crisis-stricken world features in the yearly…
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AGG-Maize project registers impressive progress
04.10.22-
Nutrition, health & food security
The Accelerating Genetic Gains in Maize and Wheat (AGG) Project, which is halfway through its…
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The right time for the right place
30.09.22-
Food security
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Nutrition, health & food security
Wheat is a strategically important crop for Afghanistan because as a major source of nutrition…
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Special issue on gender research in agriculture highlights CIMMYT’s work on gender inclusivity
28.09.22-
Gender equality
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
A new special issue on gender research in agriculture highlights nine influential papers published i…
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Weather data and crop disease simulations can power predictions of wheat blast outbreaks, new study shows
26.09.22-
Environmental health & biodiversity
Cutting-edge models for crops and crop diseases, boosted by high-resolution climate datasets, could …
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MasAgro is “a gift for Africa”
23.09.22-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Between June 20-23, the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) hosted its Board o…
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Can we accelerate gender equality?
22.09.22-
Gender equality
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
In an introductory essay for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation 2022 Goalkeepers report, Melind…
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