Food security is on the global security agenda.
At #MSC2026, #CIMMYT & a special Task Force elevated resilient agriculture within high-level security dialogue.
Food systems shape global stability.
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Farmer Devi Maya Pun harvests maize grown with sunflower and green beans in Bageshori, Banke, Nepal, a snapshot of diversified farming in action. 🌽 🌻
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What if maize yields across Sub Saharan Africa could rise by up to 25 percent in the next decade?
CIMMYT and partners from 13 countries are advancing resilient hybrids and stronger seed systems to accelerate impact for farmers.
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$40M for global food security 🌍
The U.S. Government awards CIMMYT funding to strengthen climate-resilient crops, protect genetic resources & advance open science.
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$40M for the future of food 🌍
CIMMYT welcomes renewed U.S. Government support to strengthen climate-resilient crops, digital ag tools & crop early warning systems.
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🌾 Velu Govindan, CIMMYT Principal Scientist, delivered the Derek Tribe Address in Australia after receiving the 2025 Derek Tribe Award. His work on climate resilient, zinc enriched wheat is strengthening food and nutrition security worldwide.
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At #MSC2026, CIMMYT signed a Joint Statement recognizing food systems as strategic infrastructure.
Conflict fuels hunger. Hunger fuels conflict.
Resilient food systems are forward defense.
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CIMMYT is at #MSC2026.
Food security is national security.
Agriculture belongs in the security conversation.
#MSC2026
Today we don’t celebrate. We commemorate. 💜
We honor those who changed science and support those shaping its future. Science is ours. ✨
On #WorldPulsesDay, we highlight the power of pulses: natural climate allies that enrich soils, reduce fertilizer use, and support resilient food systems. 🌱
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Scaling agricultural innovation in Nepal 🌱
CIMMYT is helping maize innovations move from local success to systemwide impact. Climate resilient varieties, better practices, mechanization, and market links are reaching more farmers 🌽🚜
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Partnerships are accelerating climate resilient pearl millet in Senegal 🌱
Through farmer led field trials, CIMMYT is identifying varieties that perform under real dryland conditions and move faster from research to farmers’ fields.
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🤝 Stronger together for food security
CIMMYT and #IFPRI have signed a new agreement to accelerate joint research, policy and innovation for more resilient food systems worldwide.
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🚨 Webinar alert
Building on CLIMARES work across Central and West Asia and North Africa, CIMMYT convenes experts to strengthen wheat resilience through plant genetic resources and soil health.
🌾 Safeguarding Wheat Future
📅 Feb 10 2026 ⏰ 10 am Turkish time
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Happy Republic Day, #India!
From the Green Revolution to climate-smart farming🌱
60+ years of CIMMYT × India partnership powering:
🌾Better wheat, resilient maize and sustainable agriculture.
Proud of the past. Focused on the future.
We had a special visit to CIMMYT HQ!
CIMMYT welcomed the Embassy of France and the General Association of Maize Producers of France for a strategic exchange on maize genetic diversity, agricultural innovation, and climate adaptation to advance resilient agrifood systems. 🌽🌍
Proud to be a key partner of the @wheatinitiative.bsky.social, CIMMYT plays a central role in global wheat research that strengthens food security and supports farmers worldwide.
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🌱 The science behind your food is mostly invisible.
But without it, harvests don’t last.
As climate change and declining public investment strain agriculture, CIMMYT’s long-term, open research remains essential worldwide. 🌍
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⚠️Guess what? CIMMYT is in The New York Times.
The science behind your food is under pressure 😮💨 support us on this global movement and donate now: https://bit.ly/4jDx9z5
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📷 NYT
Chili innovation is heating up in Mexico 🌶️
In Puebla, #WorldVeg chili lines deliver strong first harvest results through a CIMMYT-led diversification effort supporting farmers. 👏
WorldVeg’s new LAC Regional Office at #CIMMYT HQ is strengthening this collaboration!
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Science moves faster when talent is not limited by stereotypes 🔬🌽
At CIMMYT, María Luisa Cabrera Soto is shaping the future of food and nutrition through science. Her journey shows why inclusive science is essential for food security 🌍
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When women gain access to the right seeds, food systems change 🌱 In Koraput, Odisha, women farmers strengthen agriculture through collective action, quality seed, and shared knowledge, building resilient livelihoods rooted in tradition 🥔🤲
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Better maize starts with better inclusion 🌽 In Zimbabwe, CIMMYT centers women farmers in on farm trials, training, and seed innovation. When science reflects real fields, outcomes improve for all 🌱
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The land remembers how it is treated 🌱
In Santa Catarina Lachatao, Oaxaca, Fabián Marcos Cano and Tomasa García Pérez combine ancestral knowledge and science to care for their soil, strengthen resilience, and sustain community 🌽🤲🌍
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What if maize research truly started with farmers 🌐
Ernest W. Sprague helped make that vision real, shaping CIMMYT’s global maize breeding to serve smallholder farmers. His legacy continues to guide inclusive innovation 🌽
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When opportunity meets resilience, systems change 👏
After loss and uncertainty, Asma Akter and her daughter Tasin Fahariya transformed a family light engineering workshop into a growing women led enterprise in Bangladesh 🚜
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🌱 Hope docks in Sudan!
Sustain Africa, with implementing partner @CIMMYT, delivers 37,000 MT of fertilizer + 5,200 MT of seed potatoes, helping farmers restart production and rebuild food security after years of conflict.
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World class genomics meets mission driven science! 🧬 #CIMMYT and #KAUST formalize a new partnership to accelerate genomic and data driven innovation, strengthen research capacity, and deliver resilient crops that support global food security🌱
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A powerful meeting in #Karnataka advanced climate resilient agriculture!🌾
#CIMMYT and state leaders explored ways to boost farmer resilience with stress tolerant maize, regenerative agriculture and digital tools.
We are turning #science into #impact 🔬
What happens when tradition meets innovation?🌽🔬
In a Mexico Business News op-ed, CIMMYT’s DG Bram Govaerts shows how smallholder farmers turn milpa wisdom into resilience and empowerment by blending ancestral practices with science.🌎
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