CIMMYT: Latest News and Updates

18 May 2026, Africa: It’s easy to forget. Most of us think that the food we eat is a “natural” product of

ICRISAT and CIMMYT Launch New Initiative to Fast-Track Climate-Resilient Crops for Dryland Farmers in Africa and India

16 May 2026, Kenya: The International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) and CIMMYT, with funding support from the Novo

12 May 2026, Mexico: The Kuwait Fund for the Advancement of Sciences has named CIMMYT as the recipient of the 2025 Al-Sumait Prize

08 May 2026, Mexico: Efforts to protect wheat from fast-evolving diseases in South Asia and East Africa are getting a new international push

30 April 2026, Zimbabwe: Real agricultural transformation begins in a farmer’s field with a season that might not go quite as

25 April 2026, New Delhi: The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) has appointed Richa Sharma Puri as Asia Communications

23 April 2026, Africa: Africa’s agricultural future hinges on a simple but powerful input: seed. As climate pressures intensify and global food

23 April 2026, Zimbabwe: The Food and Agriculture Resilience Mission Pillar 3 (FARM P3), funded by IFAD and implemented by CIMMYT, promotes

23 April 2026, Mexico: Rising agricultural input costs are reshaping how food is produced. While the effects are not always immediately

23 April 2026, Africa: For decades, the world has fed itself on three crops: maize, rice, and wheat. Together, they account