January 27, 2026

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International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and CIMMYT sign strategic Memorandum of Understanding to deepen research collaboration across crop and livestock systems in Africa and Asia

January 23, 2026

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CIMMYT and Jilin Academy of Agricultural Sciences (JAAS) strengthen collaboration through visit at CIMMYT Kenya

January 22, 2026

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Agricultural research in Madagascar: a lucid diagnosis to move forward together

January 13, 2026

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International collaboration aims to improve key crops for Rwandan farmers

December 17, 2025

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AfricaRice and Kasetsart University partner to transform Africa’s Rice Sector

December 5, 2025

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High-resolution soybean trial data supporting the expansion of agriculture in Africa (Nature)

December 2, 2025

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Strengthening Africa–China rice research collaboration with the visit from senior breeding experts from the Institute of Crop Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (ICS–CAAS) (Grain Journal)

November 24, 2025

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Safeguarding Africa’s maize: Partners visit CIMMYT’s Maize Lethal Necrosis (MLN) Screening Facility in Kenya

November 20, 2025

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Gates Foundation invests in Soybean Innovation Lab project to expand soybean markets in Africa

November 6, 2025

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The CIMMYT science powering Africa’s maize revolution - A recent CNN feature on maize and climate change in Africa spotlighted CIMMYT’s remarkable progress in developing drought-tolerant varieties that are transforming smallholder farming

October 6, 2025

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A decade of research for development in West Africa

August 14, 2025

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Ugandan breeders take the lead in crop innovation through new grant-based model

August 13, 2025

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How NRCRI and CGIAR are shaping the next generation of root and tuber crops in Nigeria

July 14, 2025

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Madagascar - Université d’Antananarivo : Un laboratoire de riz hybride en gestation (Midi Madagasikara)

July 9, 2025

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The bioinformatic skills inspiring a new age of discovery for South Africa’s plant scientists

June 11, 2025

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Morocco’s Minister of Agriculture joins ICARDA-INRA field day at Marchouch Research Station

May 23, 2025

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

May 19, 2025

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Examining gendered cassava trait preferences through commercial seed business: a case study of IITA GoSeed and Umudike Seeds in Nigeria (Frontiers)

April 23, 2025

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Farmers' preferences for the next generation of maize hybrids: application of product concept testing in Kenya and Uganda

April 15, 2025

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Unlocking the future of hybrid maize seed production: Rwandan seed companies visit IITA maize breeding research and Nigerian seed companies

April 11, 2025

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Dutch droughts: South Africa and the Netherlands can work together on climate resilience

April 4, 2025

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L'Institut International de Recherche sur les Cultures des Zones Tropicales Semi-Arides (ICRISAT) commémore son 54e anniversaire de fondation au Mali

March 25, 2025

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How silicon turns tomato plants into mean, green, pest-killing machines (ScienceNews)

February 19, 2025

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Stakeholders chart a new course for soybean breeding in Ghana

February 11, 2025

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Kenya - Construction of International Centre for Genetic Engineering, Biotechnology Research (ICGEB RRC) kicks off (Kenya News Agency)

January 8, 2025

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International collaboration aims to develop high-yielding pest-and disease-resistant cassava, maize and potatoes - Over 500,000 Rwandan farm households to benefit

December 23, 2024

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IITA reinforces collaboration with new Director General of the Tanzania Agricultural Research Institute

December 12, 2024

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Why early-stage on-farm sparse testing could be a game changer for crop breeding in Africa

December 3, 2024

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Zambia Agricultural Research Institute promotes climate-smart agriculture to strengthen research excellence, innovation, and sustainability - ZARI has become a leader in climate-smart agriculture through modernized facilities and strengthened partnerships

November 28, 2024

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New approaches in the fight against bacterial rice disease - Healthy Crops team supports regional solutions in East Africa
Neue Ansätze im Kampf gegen bakterielle Reiskrankheit  - Healthy Crops-Team stärkt regionale Lösungen in Ostafrika