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Governments, partners, and investors in one room in Kigali, all facing the same question: how do we close the gap between research and farmers? At #CIMMYT’s #AFSForum2026 side event, “The Missing Middle,” our experts shared the risks affecting Africa’s food systems and the solutions that can help countries move from repeated emergency response toward stronger, longer-term resilience. ▶️ Take a look at what happened inside the room. Support stronger food systems: https://lnkd.in/eSMBPACr #AFSF2026 #FoodSecurity #CIMMYT #MissingMiddle

CIMMYT and the World Food Programme have established a landmark global partnership to strengthen food security and build more resilient agrifood systems worldwide. By connecting #WFP’s experience delivering food assistance in crisis settings with #CIMMYT’s global research networks, crop innovation, and eight decades of work alongside farmers, this collaboration will create a pathway from immediate crisis support to longer term agricultural recovery. The agreement will help farming households restore production, rebuild livelihoods, strengthen farming systems, and become more resilient to future shocks. The work has already begun in Sudan through the four year BOOST Project, which will support more than 230,000 farming households and enable the production of nearly one million metric tons of cereals and pulses. Explore the partnership:https://lnkd.in/g3pKX95A Help farming households rebuild stronger after a food crisis: https://lnkd.in/emUahFAU #FoodSecurity #Resilience #AgrifoodSystems #HumanitarianAction #GlobalPartnerships

🌍 #CIMMYT is #hiring a Dryland Crops Director. Ready to lead the science behind food security in a drier world? Guide the scientific strategy, multidisciplinary teams, partnerships, and resource mobilization behind CIMMYT’s Dryland Crops Program, advancing climate resilience and food security. We are looking for a senior leader with a relevant PhD, strong knowledge of dryland agricultural systems, and extensive experience in international agricultural research or innovation. 📍 Based in Dakar, Senegal 🔎 Explore the role and apply: https://lnkd.in/eeK-FmWK

How does an institution stay the course when the world around it keeps shifting? CIMMYT Director General Bram Govaerts shares a candid reflection on navigating uncertainty, building trust, and why institutional resilience is not just about surviving change, it's about delivering science with confidence through it. Read his latest piece 👇 https://lnkd.in/eQNuGaVQ

Every morning, more than 90 million people in India eat wheat that's quietly improving their health, without knowing it.🍛 🫀 💊 That's the result of a decade of work by CIMMYT scientists and Indian research partners tackling a problem most people can't see: zinc deficiency. The answer wasn't a supplement. It was wheat itself. By breeding higher zinc levels into varieties farmers already wanted, high-yielding, heat-tolerant, disease-resistant, biofortified wheat spread on its own merits. Today, varieties from the Ninga family cover 7–8 million hectares across Punjab, Haryana, and Western Uttar Pradesh. The zinc is invisible in the flour. The chapatis taste the same. The cost to consumers? Zero extra. Millions of families eating better, every single day. 🔗 Read the full story: https://lnkd.in/euHHRqEG