
Building a sustainable hybrid seed market system in Nepal to enhance food security and farmers’ profitability: transforming the seed sector through local capacity development
CIMMYT and partners are transforming Nepal’s maize seed sector through local hybrid seed production, capacity building, and inclusive rural development

Tips for diversifying crops and improving the functionality of agricultural systems
Diversifying cover crops and legumes enhances the functionality of agricultural systems by strengthening the soil, reducing pest pressure, and increasing climate resilience

Can organic fertilizers rebuild Zimbabwe’s fragile soils?
Smallholder farmers in Zimbabwe are restoring soil health and building climate resilience through farmer-led trials that integrate organic amendments and conservation agriculture practices

Retraining Trialists: Enhancing Capacity for Quality Data Collection
A nationwide training led by ZARI with CIMMYT support strengthened the skills of trialists in data collection, DNA sampling, and quality control to enhance research quality and crop improvement for dryland agriculture in Zambia

Pairwise Licenses Gene Editing Tools to CIMMYT to Fast-Track Smallholder Farming Systems’ Transformation
Global Fulcrum™ license spans 20 countries for trait development in maize, wheat, sorghum, millets, pigeon pea, and groundnut

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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
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- Ireland
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