CIMMYT by the numbers 2022
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0
maize and wheat seed shipments
annually from our headquarters to more than 100 countries, with a total of 426K individual seed packets
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unique maize varieties and
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unique wheat varieties resulting from our work
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peer-reviewed
journal articles published
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0
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downloads from our publications repository
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0
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accumulated downloads
from our publication repository
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0
knowledge-sharing webinars with our researchers and collaborators
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staff of 52 nationalities
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followers on social media and 125,200 video views on YouTube
Discovery
Resilient Agrifood Systems
Long-term experiments show that ecological intensification stores carbon and restores soil health
Resilient Agrifood Systems
Feeding a warmer world: a digital review of CIMMYT’s research on climate change
Resilient Agrifood Systems
On target with heat-tolerant
hybrid maize seed deployment in South Asia
Inc.
Top Funders 2022
(in thousands of U.S. dollars, based on 2022 research execution)
Funder
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
49,033
CGIAR Research Initiatives/Platforms (Note 1)
31,802
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
14,637
Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ)
3,909
Foundation for Food and
Agriculture Research (FFAR)
1,991
Food and Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations (FAO)
1,002
Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, Republic of India
866
Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, People’s Republic of China
841
African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF)
754
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
575
(amounts exclude deferred
depreciation effects)
Note 1: Contributions to the World Bank Trust fund from: Australia, Belgium, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF), Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Ireland, Japan, Republic of Korea, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, UK (FCDO), United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and World Bank.
Other funders in 2022
Agrovegetal S.A.
Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
AMAZONE-Stiftung
ARVALIS - Institut du végétal
Australian Centre for International Agricultural
Research
Research
Bayer de México S.A. de C.V
Bioversity International
Borlaug Institute for South Asia
CABI
Centro de Estudios Regionales Andinos Bartolomé
de las Casas (CBC), Peru
de las Casas (CBC), Peru
Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT)
Cervezas Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma, S.A. de C.V.
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
(CSIRO)
Compañía Nacional Almacenadora, S.A. de C.V.
Context Global Development (CGD)
Corporación Colombiana de Investigación
Agropecuaria (Agrosavia)
Agropecuaria (Agrosavia)
Department of Agriculture (DoA), Thailand
Development Fund, Norway
Digital Green Foundation (DGF)
Driscoll’s Operaciones, S. A. de C. V.
Global Center on Adaptation (GCA)
Global Crop Diversity Trust
Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B de C.V., Mexico
Grupo Trimex, S.A. de C.V. (Trimex), and PepsiCo,
Inc. (PepsiCo)
Inc. (PepsiCo)
Henan Agricultural University
Indian Council of Agricultural Research, India
Ingredion México S. A. de C. V.
International Center for Agricultural Research in the
Dry Areas (ICARDA)
Dry Areas (ICARDA)
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
International Potato Center (CIP)
Kansas State University
Kellogg Company México
Kobe University
KOCH Agronomic Services LLC
Lancaster University
Met Office
Michigan State University
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Turkey
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA), Japan
National University of Ireland Galway
Nestlé México S.A. de C.V.
Norwegian University of Life Sciences
Pennsylvania State University
Provivi, Inc.
Purdue University
Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food
Innovation
Innovation
Rothamsted Research
Secretaría de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural, Mexico
Secretaría de Desarrollo Agroalimentario y Rural del
Estado de Guanajuato (SDAyR), Mexico
Swedish University of Agricultural Science
Syngenta Crop Protection AG (Syngenta)
Syngenta Foundation For Sustainable Agriculture
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
Toroto S.A.P.I. de C.V.
Tufts University
United States Department of Agriculture, USA
University of Adelaide
University of Cambridge
University of Edinburgh
University of Essex
University of Nottingham
University of Sydney
Various private sector companies, Mexico
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Walmart Foundation
Williams College
World Food Programme
Leadership Team
Served during 2022*
Monika Altmaier
Director of People, Culture and Risk Management
Alison Bentley
Director, Global Wheat Program
B.M. Prasanna
Director, Global Maize Program
Esther Carrillo
Legal Counsel and Director of the Legal Unit
Kick Geels
Director of Finance
Bram Govaerts
Director General a.i.
Kevin Pixley
Global Genetic Resources Director and Deputy Director General, Breeding and Genetics
Sieglinde Snapp
Director, Sustainable Agrifood Systems
Daniela Vega Lira
Chief of Staff
*Leadership Team members and job titles in this list reflect membership as of December 31, 2022.
Board of Trustees
Served during 2022
Margaret Bath
United States Chair, CIMMYT Board of Trustees (since November 2021)
Víctor Manuel Villalobos Arámbula
Mexico Honorary Chair, CIMMYT Board of Trustees
William (Bill) Angus
United Kingdom Deputy Chair, CIMMYT Board of
Trustees
Trustees
Martha Delgado Peralta
Mexico Member, CIMMYT Board of Trustees
José Ernesto Cacho Ribeiro
Mexico Member, CIMMYT Board of Trustees
Ramesh Chand
India Member, CIMMYT Board of Trustees
Bram Govaerts
Belgium Member, CIMMYT Board of Trustees Director General, CIMMYT
Luis Ángel Rodríguez del Bosque
Mexico Member, CIMMYT Board of Trustees
Patrick Caron
France Member, CGIAR System Board
Shenggen Fan
China Member, CGIAR System Board
Marco Ferroni
Switzerland Chair, CGIAR System Board
Neal Gutterson
United States Member, CGIAR System Board
Alyssa Jade McDonald-Baertl
Australia Member, CGIAR System Board
Alice Ruhweza
Uganda Member, CGIAR System Board
Lindiwe Sibanda
Zimbabwe Member, CGIAR System Board
Hilary Wild
Ireland Member, CGIAR System Board
Other funders in 2022
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Agrovegetal S.A.
-
Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA)
-
AMAZONE-Stiftung
-
ARVALIS - Institut du végétal
-
Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research
-
Bayer de México S.A. de C.V
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Bioversity International
-
Borlaug Institute for South Asia
-
CABI
-
Centro de Estudios Regionales Andinos Bartolomé de las Casas (CBC), Peru
-
Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT)
-
Cervezas Cuauhtémoc Moctezuma, S.A. de C.V.
-
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
-
Compañía Nacional Almacenadora, S.A. de C.V.
-
Context Global Development (CGD)
-
Corporación Colombiana de Investigación Agropecuaria (Agrosavia)
-
Department of Agriculture (DoA), Thailand
-
Development Fund, Norway
-
Digital Green Foundation (DGF)
-
Driscoll’s Operaciones, S. A. de C. V.
-
Global Center on Adaptation (GCA)
-
Global Crop Diversity Trust
-
Grupo Bimbo, S.A.B de C.V., Mexico
-
Grupo Trimex, S.A. de C.V. (Trimex), and PepsiCo, Inc. (PepsiCo)
-
Henan Agricultural University
-
Indian Council of Agricultural Research, India
-
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
-
Ingredion México S. A. de C. V.
-
International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
-
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA)
-
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
-
International Potato Center (CIP)
-
Kansas State University
-
Kellogg Company México
-
Kobe University
-
KOCH Agronomic Services LLC
-
Lancaster University
-
Met Office
-
Michigan State University
-
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Turkey
-
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Japan
-
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan (MOFA), Japan
-
National University of Ireland Galway
-
Nestlé México S.A. de C.V.
-
Norwegian University of Life Sciences
-
Pennsylvania State University
-
Provivi, Inc.
-
Purdue University
-
Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation
-
Rothamsted Research
-
Secretaría de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural, Mexico
-
Secretaría de Desarrollo Agroalimentario y Rural del Estado de Guanajuato (SDAyR), Mexico
-
Swedish University of Agricultural Science
-
Syngenta Crop Protection AG (Syngenta)
-
Syngenta Foundation For Sustainable Agriculture
-
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
-
Toroto S.A.P.I. de C.V.
-
Tufts University
-
United States Department of Agriculture, USA
-
University of Adelaide
-
University of Cambridge
-
University of Edinburgh
-
University of Essex
-
University of Nottingham
-
University of Sydney
-
Various private-sector companies, Mexico
-
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
-
Walmart Foundation
-
Williams College
-
World Food Programme
Leadership Team
Served during 2022
-
Monika AltmaierDirector, Human Resources
-
Alison BentleyDirector, Global Wheat Program Director, WHEAT
-
B.M. Prasanna BoddupalliDirector, Global Maize Program Director, MAIZE
-
Esther CarrilloHead, Legal
-
Kick GeelsDirector, Finance
-
Bram GovaertsDirector General
-
Sarah HearnePrincipal scientist
-
Kevin PixleyDeputy Director General, Research (Breeding and Genetics), a.i. Director, Genetic Resources Program
-
Sieglinde SnappDirector, Sustainable Agrifood Systems Program
-
Daniela Vega LiraChief of Staff to the Director General
Board of Trustees
Served during 2022
-
Margaret BathUnited States Chair, CIMMYT Board of Trustees (since November 2021)
-
Víctor Manuel Villalobos ArámbulaMexico Honorary Chair, CIMMYT Board of Trustees
-
William (Bill) AngusUnited Kingdom Deputy Chair, CIMMYT Board of Trustees
-
Martha Delgado PeraltaMexico Member, CIMMYT Board of Trustees
-
José Ernesto Cacho RibeiroMexico Member, CIMMYT Board of Trustees
-
Ramesh ChandIndia Member, CIMMYT Board of Trustees
-
Bram GovaertsBelgium Member, CIMMYT Board of Trustees Director General, CIMMYT
-
Luis Ángel Rodríguez del BosqueMexico Member, CIMMYT Board of Trustees
-
Patrick CaronFrance Member, CGIAR System Board
-
Shenggen FanChina Member, CGIAR System Board
-
Marco FerroniSwitzerland Chair, CGIAR System Board
-
Neal GuttersonUnited States Member, CGIAR System Board
-
Alyssa Jade McDonald-BaertlAustralia Member, CGIAR System Board
-
Alice RuhwezaUganda Member, CGIAR System Board
-
Lindiwe SibandaZimbabwe Member, CGIAR System Board
-
Hilary Wildreland Member, CGIAR System Board
Offices around the World
12 Offices
At the Rio+20 Conference, in June 2012, the United Nations (UN) member states agreed to develop Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), to build on the eight Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that had been established in 2000, but were slated to expire in 2015. The UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development held its first meeting on 24 September 2013 to follow up on these SDGs.
Ten of the 17 SDGs relate directly to CIMMYT’s mandate. The SDGs guide agricultural, social and economic development until 2030. The entire CGIAR has transformed its work to align with these ambitious goals.
CIMMYT’s research for development contributes to a world free of poverty, hunger and environmental degradation. CIMMYT, as part of CGIAR, is striving to help the world reach these goals, such as the empowerment of women, the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, and the improvement of health and nutrition for the world’s poorest people.
CIMMYT contributes to reaching the following SDGs:
About CIMMYT
The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) is an international organization focused on non-profit agricultural research and training that empowers farmers through science and innovation to nourish the world in the midst of a climate crisis. Applying high-quality science while building strong partnerships, CIMMYT works to achieve a world with healthier, more prosperous people, free from hunger, and with more resilient agrifood systems. CIMMYT’s research brings greater productivity and higher profits to farmers, while mitigating climate change and reducing the environmental impact of agriculture. Besides maize and wheat, CIMMYT now also works with dryland crops like sorghum, millets, and legumes, to modernize seed production in Africa, while engaging with farmers and breeders.
CIMMYT is a member of CGIAR, a global research partnership for a food-secure future, dedicated to reducing poverty, enhancing food and nutrition security, and improving natural resources.
