Skip to main content

Evangelina Villegas: A Pioneer Woman in Agricultural Science, Inspired by Norman Borlaug

The scientific legacy of Borlaug fuels women’s leadership in agriculture, exemplified by the remarkable career of Evangelina Villegas.

IMIC-Africa Field Day 2025: Where science meets collaboration to accelerate maize innovation in Africa

IMIC-Africa Field Day 2025 brought together science, seed innovation, and collaboration across Africa to fast-track resilient, high-yield maize solutions from lab to farm.

How Crops to End Hunger is transforming CGIAR crop breeding from the ground up

Crops to End Hunger is modernizing CGIAR breeding systems to boost impact, speed, and inclusivity—transforming how we breed for tomorrow.

CIMMYT and WorldVeg Unite for Better Nutrition and Farmer Incomes

CIMMYT and the World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg ) accelerated its global partnership by launching a new WorldVeg office in Mexico at CIMMYT’s headquarters. This joint location will provide improved nutrition, soil health and earning potential for global farmers.

Fidelia González Galindo, a rural woman who challenges limits and transforms the countryside

Fidelia González Galindo breaks barriers in agriculture by empowering rural women and transforming food security in Puebla
WHO WE ARE

CIMMYT

CIMMYT is a cutting edge, non-profit, international organization dedicated to solving tomorrow’s problems today.

$3.5-4.0 billion annually

generated on benefits

69 maize and 62 wheat

varieties resulting from our work in 2022

1,837

staff of 58 nationalities
AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Our Research Programs

We leverage our expertise to sustainably improve the resilience of smallholder farmers in the Global South for a more productive, inclusive, and environmentally sound agrifood system.

HOW WE WORK

One CIMMYT

CIMMYT links scientific excellence, impact through partnerships and capacity building. “One CIMMYT” integrates these domains. CIMMYT transforms research into large-scale farm-level impacts through strong, long-established partnerships.

WHERE WE WORK

CIMMYT around the world

With projects in 88 countries, CIMMYT collaborates with hundreds of partners and is part of the global network of CGIAR Research Centers, delivering science for a food and nutrition secure future.

88 Countries where we have presence*
HQ icon Headquarters Office icon Office Satellite Office icon Satellite Office
  • Afghanistan
  • Algeria
  • Angola
  • Australia
  • Argentina
  • Austria
Office icon Bangladesh
  • Benin
  • Bhutan
  • Bolivia
  • Botswana
  • Brazil
  • Burkina Faso
  • Burundi
  • Cambodia
  • Cameroon
  • Canada
  • Chile
Office icon ChinaOffice icon Colombia
  • Congo (Brazaville)
  • Costa Rica
  • Cote d’Ivoire
  • Cuba
  • DRC
  • Ecuador
Satellite Office icon Egypt
  • El Salvador
  • Eswatini
Office icon Ethiopia
  • France
  • Germany
  • Ghana
  • Guatemala
  • Honduras
Office icon India
  • Indonesia
  • Iran**
  • Ireland
  • Israel
  • Japan
  • Kazakhstan
Office icon Kenya
  • Laos
  • Lesotho
  • Madagascar
Office icon Malawi
  • Malaysia
  • Maldives
  • Mali
  • Mauritius
HQ icon Mexico
Satellite Office icon Morocco
  • Mozambique
  • Myanmar
  • Namibia
Office icon Nepal
  • Nicaragua
Satellite Office icon NigeriaOffice icon Pakistan
  • Panama
  • Peru
  • Philippines
  • Rwanda
Office icon Senegal
  • Singapore
  • Spain
  • South Africa
  • South Sudan
  • Sri Lanka
  • Sudan
  • Suriname
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland
  • Syria
Satellite Office icon Tanzania
  • Trinidad & Tobago
Office icon Turkey
  • UAE
  • USA
  • Uganda
  • United Kingdom
  • Uruguay
  • Uzbekistan
  • Venezuela
  • Vietnam
Office icon ZambiaOffice icon Zimbabwe

Upcoming Events