We hosted the @EUAmbZambia, Minister & partners from @FAO and Government at SIFAZ fields. Led by CIMMYT's Christian Thierfelder, the visit highlighted the impact of this work. 🌱 More than 7 mother trials + 168 farmer-led trials 👨🏽‍🌾 Farmers scaling up adoption (up to 1.5 ha)

Today, on Bangladesh Independence Day. 🇧🇩 Recognizing the partnerships driving agricultural progress. 🌾 At CIMMYT, we work with farmers to strengthen crops and face climate and disease risks. Building resilience together. 💚

Wheat is under pressure. At CENEB in Sonora, #CIMMYT brought together agrifood leaders, scientists, and the Secretary of Agriculture of Sonora to tackle water scarcity and climate challenges. 🤝 Science + partnerships = real impact.

Women power agriculture 🌾 But mechanisation is still seen as a “man’s job”—CIMMYT GEYSI Director Time to change that. 🔗 Read more: https://on.cgiar.org/4v6XElQ

CIMMYT at #AFSTA2026 🌾 At the African Seed Trade Association Congress, we are working with partners to strengthen seed systems and scale innovation across Africa From advanced breeding to data-driven tools, we support resilient seed markets and farmers #ClimateAction

🚨 Wheat blast is a growing global threat, and the response is going global too. Experts from 7 countries came together to build a proactive defense strategy to protect wheat (and food security worldwide). Prevention > reaction. Always.💡 🔗 https://on.cgiar.org/4dHeAZH

You can’t build resilient food systems without women 🌍 CIMMYT is proving that inclusive research = better results 💥 Read more👇 https://on.cgiar.org/485SQTE

💧 no water = no tortillas, no bread, no noodles… no food 🌮🍞🍜 This #WorldWaterDay, we’re helping farmers grow more with less water. 💙 Donate: https://on.cgiar.org/3PmtmuY

A blocked shipping route could become a global food crisis. 🌎 Insights from CIMMYT leadership featured in IPG Journal show how disruptions in Hormuz impact food systems worldwide. Read more 👇 https://www.ipg-journal.de/regionen/global/artikel/blockierte-lebensader-8942/

Real solutions grow from the ground up 🌱 Across Latin America, women are shaping resilient food systems by connecting science, policy, and local knowledge 🌎 📄 Read the full note: https://bit.ly/4bBRKjB Be part of the change: https://bit.ly/4jDx9z5

Proud to see CIMMYT voices featured in El País 🌍 Bram Govaerts and Sharon Burke highlight how disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz could impact global food systems 🌱 📄 Read more: https://elpais.com/planeta-futuro/2026-03-18/la-guerra-contra-iran-puede-provocar-una-crisis-mundial-de-alimentos.html

What if farming became a future, not a fallback? In Ethiopia, young people are turning agriculture into a profitable, climate-smart business. Read more: https://www.cimmyt.org/news/cimmyt-and-partners-are-turning-farms-into-futures-for-ethiopias-young-people/ Empower youth: https://bit.ly/4jDx9z5

⚠️ What happens in the Strait of Hormuz doesn’t just affect energy markets, it could disrupt global food systems. Read more 👇 https://on.cgiar.org/47AjmV1

Women everywhere are helping shape the future of agri-food systems. 🌍🌱 This #IWD2026 we celebrate four inspiring CIMMYT leaders whose work is making a difference for farmers, communities, and food systems across continents. Meet our #AgriSheroes. ✨

We are proud to see CIMMYT colleagues speaking at the Global Conference on Women in Agri-Food Systems 🌾 Women across science, farming, and communities are shaping stronger, more resilient food systems. Proud to see their voices part of this global conversation. #AgriSheroes

CIMMYT welcomed the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (MAFF) to our headquarters. The visit highlighted how collaboration and science can drive resilient food systems worldwide🌾

Food security is strategic security. In a new op-ed, Bram Govaerts, Director General of CIMMYT, explains why resilient agriculture is key to global stability. 📖 Read the op-ed: https://bit.ly/4bDji9l 🌾 Support resilient agriculture: https://bit.ly/4jDx9z5

Women’s leadership is essential to transforming agri-food systems. 🌍 👩‍🌾💡At the Global Conference on Women in Agri-Food Systems, CIMMYT will join global leaders to discuss how strengthening women’s leadership across the sector can drive innovation and resilience. #AgriSheroes

IWD was yesterday, but women growing the future? Every day. 🌱 From farmers to scientists, our #AgriSheroes are transforming food systems worldwide. 📖 Read more: https://www.cimmyt.org/blogs/why-women-are-central-to-resilient-food-systems/ 🤝 Support: https://bit.ly/4jDx9z5

🔥 Heat is reshaping agriculture. In a new op-ed, Bram Govaerts, Director General of CIMMYT, explains why resilient farming systems are essential to secure Mexico’s food future in an increasingly hotter world. 📖 Read the full op-ed: https://on.cgiar.org/4bwNVgK

Across Latin America, Africa & Asia, women leaders are helping shape the future of food. Today we spotlight three incredible voices driving science, innovation, and stronger food systems. Meet our #AgriSheroes. ✨ Support women who lead: https://bit.ly/4jDx9z5

From scientists to farmers, and many others helping bring food from farms to our tables, women are shaping stronger food systems. As we count down to #InternationalWomensDay, meet our #AgriSheroes. ✨ Support our mission: https://bit.ly/4jDx9z5

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. Read the full note: bit.ly/466Pxe8 Support our mission: bit.ly/4jDx9z5 @munsecconf.bsky.social

Farmer Devi Maya Pun harvests maize grown with sunflower and green beans in Bageshori, Banke, Nepal, a snapshot of diversified farming in action. 🌽 🌻 Suport our work in Nepal and see how we are advancing sustainable agriculture in the country: https://bit.ly/4jDx9z5

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. Support our work: bit.ly/4jDx9z5 🌍

$40M for global food security 🌍 The U.S. Government awards CIMMYT funding to strengthen climate-resilient crops, protect genetic resources & advance open science. 🔗 Learn more: bit.ly/3ZLYyWp

$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. 🔗 Read more: bit.ly/3ZLYyWp Donate: bit.ly/4jDx9z5

🌾 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. Read more: https://bit.ly/4aU377a

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. 🔗 bit.ly/466Pxe8

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. 🌱 👉 Read more: https://bit.ly/4rdBfRo Donate: https://bit.ly/4jDx9z5

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 🌽🚜 Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/4chMpQf

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. 👉 https://bit.ly/4r1dw6G

🤝 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. 👉 Read more: https://bit.ly/4rw58fs Support impact-driven science: https://bit.ly/4jDx9z5

🚨 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 🔗 https://on.cgiar.org/4qgBOse

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. 🔗 https://bit.ly/49I6pst 👉Your support helps feed millions worldwide: https://bit.ly/4jDx9z5

🌱 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. 🌍 🔗: https://bit.ly/3YKAAdH 👉 Donate today: https://bit.ly/4jDx9z5

⚠️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 🔗 Read the article: https://bit.ly/3YDFoS3 📷 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! Read more: bit.ly/4sCG9s5

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 🌍 Read more: https://bit.ly/48E9bzQ

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 🥔🤲 Read more: https://bit.ly/3YwFrii

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 🌱 Read more: https://bit.ly/49aZGIu

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 🌽🤲🌍 Read more: https://bit.ly/48OP4z7

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 🌽 Read more: https://bit.ly/49dbGcv

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 🚜 Read more: bit.ly/4iWi3UN

🌱 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. https://on.cgiar.org/4qcpPMO

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🌱 Read more: https://bit.ly/4pyzSvI