
Positive Solutions for Nature in Colombia: A Review
CIMMYT is helping farmers in Colombia conserve native maize, strengthen seed systems, and connect with niche markets through the CGIAR led Nature+ initiative, promoting biodiversity, inclusion, and sustainable livelihoods

Caring for the Earth to Secure the Future
In the framework of International Mother Earth Day (April 22), initiatives such as Supporting Responsible Sourcing in Mexico highlight the importance of redefining our relationship with the Earth and offer options to establish a more harmonious connection with nature

Sonia Jannat: defying odds, reaping success as a combine harvester MSP
Sonia Jannat is transforming farming in Bangladesh with innovation, grit, and a drive to empower others

Shaping a CIMMYT maize program to serve at-risk farmers: A tribute to Ernest W. Sprague (1925-2025)
Ernest W. Sprague, a key architect of CIMMYT’s maize research in the 1970s, helped shape global breeding efforts and empower smallholder farmers through science and training

A transformative leap in effective subaward implementation: Inside the revitalized sorghum and millets breeding programs at ZARI
Through strategic leadership and support from CIMMYT, ZARI is emerging as a model for agricultural innovation and climate resilience, showcasing the power of science-driven collaboration to strengthen national research systems across sub-Saharan Africa

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varieties resulting from our work in 2022
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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.
CIMMYT global headquarters
Carretera México-Veracruz, Km. 45, El Batán 56237 Texcoco, Mexico
Morocco
China
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS), 12 Zhongguancun South Street, Beijing 100081, China
Turkey
Gayret Mahallesi Sehit Cem Ersever Caddesi 9/11, Tarla Bitkileri Arastirma Enstitusu, 06170, Yenimahalle, Ankara, Turkey
Egypt
Senegal
Nigeria
Malawi
Tanzania
Zambia
Pakistan
Crop Sciences Institute (CSI) Complex, National Agricultural Research Center (NARC), Park Road, Islamabad, Pakistan
Nepal
Agriculture Botany Division – 1st floor, NARC Research Station, Khumaltar, Lalitpur 44700, Nepal
India
G2, B Block, National Agricultural Science Centre Complex (NASC), Dev Prakash Shastri Marg, New Delhi, Delhi 110012, India
88 Countries where we have presence*
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- Angola
- Australia
- Argentina
- Austria
- Benin
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Chile
- Congo (Brazaville)
- Costa Rica
- Cote d’Ivoire
- Cuba
- DRC
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Eswatini
- France
- Germany
- Ghana
- Guatemala
- Honduras
- Indonesia
- Iran**
- Ireland
- Israel
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
- Laos
- Lesotho
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- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Mauritius
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nicaragua
- Panama
- Peru
- Philippines
- Rwanda
- Singapore
- Spain
- South Africa
- South Sudan
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Trinidad & Tobago
- UAE
- USA
- Uganda
- United Kingdom
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Venezuela
- Vietnam