CIMMYT

27 January 2026, Bangladesh: CIMMYT expresses its deepest condolences to the family of Shahidul Islam following reports of his passing. The circumstances

24 January 2026, Kenya: A delegation from the JAAS visited CIMMYT Kenya to engage with CIMMYT on maize and dryland crops research. The four-day engagement,

23 January 2026, Mexico: The world’s food system is under growing strain. Farmers across continents are contending with depleted soils, fast-evolving crop diseases and

22 January 2026, Senegal: For many years, Ablaye Faye, a smallholder farmer from Bambey Serere in Senegal’s drylands, has depended on pearl millet to feed his

21 January 2026, Berlin: The Wheat Initiative, an international science partnership, is calling on governments and the private sector around the world

21 January 2026, Malawi: In Malawi’s rural districts, the onset of the rainy season is a time of anticipation—hope for a bountiful harvest,

09 January 2026, New Delhi: For decades, enriching staple crops with critical micronutrients was seen as a niche objective within plant breeding. Today, with support

08 January 2026, Uganda: Collaboration is the key factor in agricultural transformation. This was the spirit that brought CIMMYT and partners together in Kampala, Uganda, for

22 December 2025, US: On December 10, CIMMYT headquarters hosted the launch of the 2025 EAT-Lancet Commission Report on Healthy, Sustainable, and Just Food

19 December 2025, Nepal: Across Nepal’s western plains, a quiet yet powerful transformation is taking shape. Women farmers, long the backbone of