The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) is the global leader in publicly-funded maize and wheat research and related farming systems.
Non-Governmental & Nonprofit Organization Globalcimmyt.orgJoined February 2009
Director General of #CIMMYT and keynote speaker explains the activity needed to adapt #agriculture to the impact of #climatechange.
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#Kazakhstan🇰🇿 is the fourteenth largest producer of #wheat yet wheat yield in the country falls below global average at 1172.5 t/ha. 🆘
Read the latest findings from a #CIMMYT research on how fungi species in wheat production areas could be the cause ▶️
explores new developments in designing appropriate nitrogen management strategies.
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The goals for breeding new crops have been changed by the rising demands for climate-ready crops, resulting from an urgency to adapt to #climatechange, finds a new #CIMMYT study.
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podcast, Paswel Marenya, Adoption and Impact Assessment Economist at #CIMMYT, explains how bundling genetic and financial technologies can make small-scale agriculture more resilient and productive.
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A new partnership agreement signed on November 14 between #CIMMYT and Join Hope is set to expand agricultural research and positively impact smallholders in China
CIMMYT and #China have developed a win-win partnership established in 1974.
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Excited to be participating in the #USAfricaLeadersSummit22.
Thanks Hon. Samia Suluhu Hassan, President of 🇹🇿, for your leadership. Great interactions with
Day 3 of #12DaysofGWPChristmas with the rust pathology team busy field screening breeding lines, segregating material & mapping populations for resistance in Cd. Obregón. Ensuing adult plant resistance remains a core
They say seeing is believing. This is why the #kizazichamabadiliko team in #Tanzania has prepared 3 demo plots with different seed varieties. These plots will go a long way in showing farmers the incredible value of improved seeds.
, #CIMMYT presented on the power of young researchers to transform agri-food systems in light of #COVID19, the #Ukraine conflict and #climatechange.
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, significant discoveries have been made for the potential improvement of #groundnut production in sub-Saharan Africa. 🙌
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in #Kenya🇰🇪 in fighting the spread of the devastating fall armyworm❗
Watch this video to hear from #CIMMYT's Boddupalli Prasanna on current developments and the use of #technology in combatting the crisis▶️
publication, #CIMMYT scientists outline how to achieve an ecological-based approach to sustainable management of soil fertility, particularly for smallholders.
Find out more on how to preserve #soil health today ▶️
Great to see progress in the manufacturing - by Eng. Musoni from @zimplow - of the first prototype of two-wheel tractor-powered basin digger for mechanized #Pfumvudza in #Zimbabwe! Can't wait to see it in operation in the field in few days!
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Brief discussion on our research trial and research activities at BISA jabalpur during the training program of Advance course on climate resilient agriculture, (CRA)
Day 1 of #12DaysofGWPChristmas with our Mexico-based team, partners & friends spending a day together during the summer breeding cycle at the newly dedicated
, we combined genomic prediction, enviromics, historical field trial data, and simulated climate scenarios projected for 2050-2069. Pleased to have helped on it and worked again with such great people.
is enabling smallholder farmers to achieve efficient and effective nitrogen fertilizer management through new innovation sprints!
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An amazing day at Kapiti research ranch learning about CIP supported entrepreneurship offtaking sweet potato and mango from small-scale farmers and planning for a future long-term experiment on climate resilience through crop-livestock integration
With food emissions expected to double by 2050, exponential action is needed to find ways for food systems to co-exist successfully alongside #biodiversity, while providing and maintaining healthy diets for humanity!
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This week, we marked #WorldSoilDay. Here are three ways crop breeders can deliver the best seeds while at the same time creating the best soil conditions for long-term crop production.