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The Nation: Why we need to invest in sustainable food systems
24.06.24-
Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Imagine going to your local market and finding empty shelves or skyrocketing prices for basic…
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CGIAR’s new flagship report will help decision-makers transform food, land, and water systems
17.06.24-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
As the world faces unprecedented environmental and social challenges, CGIAR—the global partnership…
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CGIAR and CIFOR-ICRAF agree to strengthened collaboration
12.06.24To address the pressing challenges facing global food systems, CGIAR and The Center for Internationa…
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CGIAR and Brazil forge new partnership to strengthen food system resilience
12.06.24In a move to enhance agricultural resilience, the Brazilian Agriculture Research Corporation (Embrap…
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Famine in Gaza
18.03.24-
Food security
By Rob Vos, Ismahane Elouafi, and Johan Swinnen Is it too late to save Gaza’s…
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CGIAR's Rachael McDonnell highlights systems approach in UK inquiry on achieving zero hunger
14.03.24Rachael McDonnell, IWMI Deputy Director General and CGIAR Senior Program Director for Water Systems,…
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CIMMYT takes part in the 113th edition of the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show
21.09.23-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
CIMMYT scientists, researchers and subject experts participated in the Zimbabwe Agricultural Show (Z…
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Conservation agriculture helps smallholder farmers to be more resource efficient
15.09.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
Millions of rural Indians, mostly farmers, are at the mercy of changing weather and climate…
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The Scaling Scan — launch of 3rd edition
12.09.23-
Big data
How many times have we seen innovative ideas launched into the marketplace, seeming to offer…
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Catalyzing smallholder farming in Mexico
01.09.23-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
Scientists from CIMMYT, founded in Mexico in 1966, have pursued decades of participatory research wi…
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Women leaders in science: reaching out to break through
28.08.23-
Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
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Social inclusion
On August 15, 2023, CIMMYT organized the third series of the Catalysts of Change: Women…
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Smallholder Mexican farmers adopt resource-conserving innovations: slowly and in bits
26.08.23-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
Small-scale farmers in Mexico often adopt conservation agriculture innovations gradually and pieceme…
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A Mexican farm research program gains praise and interest for use abroad
24.08.23-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
Leveraging the leadership, science, and partnerships of the Mexico-based CIMMYT and the funding and …
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CIMMYT releases 32 new elite maize lines
10.08.23-
Climate adaptation & mitigation
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Environmental health & biodiversity
CIMMYT is pleased to announce the release of a set of 32 new CIMMYT maize…
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CIMMYT announces 2030 Strategy
08.08.23The world’s food systems are under threat by escalating armed conflicts, economic stagnation, the …
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Unveiling the Nexus between Agrifood Systems and Climate Change: Harvesting insights from latest IPCC report
02.08.23-
Adaptation
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Climate adaptation & mitigation
August 2 is Earth Overshoot Day 2023, which marks the date when humanity’s demand for…
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Closing the gender leadership gap: The power of women role models
25.07.23-
Gender equality
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Gender equality, youth & social inclusion
The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) hosted the first seminar of Catalysts …
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Government of Nepal adopts new fertilizer recommendations
24.07.23-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
Balancing the application of fertilizers based on the characteristics of soil leads to increased cro…
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Evaluation and Planning Workshop on Transforming Agrifood Systems in South Asia (TAFSSA)
19.07.23-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
The Transforming Agri-Food Systems in South Asia (TAFSSA) Initiative held its Evaluation and Plannin…
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Country moving forward from wheat importer to self-sufficiency
11.07.23-
Nutrition, health & food security
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Poverty reduction, livelihoods & jobs
Wheat is critical to millions of households in Pakistan as it serves a dual role…
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El Niño event declared: Impacts on the Limpopo river basin in Southern Africa
07.07.23-
Environmental health & biodiversity
The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) calls on policymakers and research-for…
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Bram Govaerts appointed as CIMMYT Director General
03.07.23Bram Govaerts, renowned scientist and leader, has been appointed as CIMMYT’s Director General for …
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Scientists urge shifting more nitrogen to low-input farms and better use on high-yield farms
03.07.23-
Environmental health & biodiversity
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Nutrition, health & food security
Integrated management of organic and inorganic nitrogen sources in high- to low-yield cereal product…
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Martin Kropff retires from CGIAR
27.06.23Former CIMMYT Director General Martin Kropff contributed a decade of his career to improving agri-fo…
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