Nothing destabilizes a country faster than high food prices.Resilient, global agriculture is answer and the bedrock of global security.At the world’s most important gathering of security leaders, Munich Security Conference, CIMMYT was part of a two-year partnership to redefine food security. The Joint Statement MSC released today spells out how food security fits in the broader international security agenda.As climate volatility, geopolitical tensions, and supply chain disruptions intensify, agr ...

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At the Munich Security Conference 2026, CIMMYT signed a Joint Statement on the Resilience of Food Systems as Forward Defense, joining global leaders in calling for food systems to be treated as strategic infrastructure. Food insecurity is not only a humanitarian challenge, it is a driver of instability, displacement, and conflict. The Joint Statement urges governments, financial institutions, and the private sector to invest in resilient food systems as a foundation for global stability. As a fo ...

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CIMMYT just got a global spotlight in The New York Times! 😎From safeguarding one of the world’s most important public seed banks to detecting crop diseases early and supporting farmers in the face of climate shocks, CIMMYT works as a global public good, advancing open science for the benefit of all.Our work strengthens food systems everywhere including in the United States, where nearly 60% of wheat varieties trace part of their lineage to CIMMYT research.Cutting agricultural research today is ...

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