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Marcia MacNeil, Rodrigo Ordóñez

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Leslie Domínguez, Emma Orchardson

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Alfonso Cortés, Nancy Valtierra

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Nancy Valtierra

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Contributors

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Silvia Rico

ISSN

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Correct citation

CIMMYT. 2021. Resilience. Renewal. Transition. CIMMYT Annual Report 2020. CDMX, Mexico: CIMMYT.

AGROVOC descriptors:

Maize; Wheat; Plant breeding; Genetic resources; Innovation adoption; Plant biotechnology; Seed production; Food security; Sustainability; Research policies; Economic analysis; Cropping systems; Agricultural research; Organization of research; Developing countries. Additional Keywords: CIMMYT. AGRIS category codes: A50 Agricultural Research; A01 Agriculture– General Aspects. Dewey decimal classification: 630

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ADB

Asian Development Bank

AGG

Accelerating Genetic Gains in Maize and Wheat

ACIAR

Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research

BBS

Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics

BIOFOCS

Bioactive food components

BISA

Borlaug Institute in South Asia

CCAFS

CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture, and Food Security

CIAT

International Center for Tropical Agriculture

CIMMYT

International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center

CMGRL

CIMMYT Maize Genetic Resource Lines

C02e

Carbon dioxide equivalent

CSISA

Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia

CtEH

Crops to End Hunger

EIAR

Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research

EiB

CGIAR Excellence in Breeding Platform

EMT

Executive Management Team

EU

European Union

FAO

United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization

FACASI

Farm Power and Conservation Agriculture for Sustainable Intensification

FCDO

Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office of the United Kingdom

FHB

Fusarium head blight

IAAA

Innovative Applications in Analytics Award

ICAR

Indian Council of Agricultural Research

ICARDA

International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas

IFPRI

International Food Policy Research Institute

IIASA

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis

IITA

International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

IRD

Institut de Recherche pour le Développement

IRRI

International Rice Research Institute

ITDA

Integrated Tribal Development Agency

JAAS

Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences

KALRO

Kenya Agricultural & Livestock Research Organization

KPI

Key performance indicators

MAIZE

CGIAR Research Program on Maize

N20

Nitrous oxide

NARC

Nepal Agricultural Research Council

NARS

National Agricultural Research Systems

ORMAS

Odisha Rural Development and Marketing Society

PAU

Punjab Agricultural University

PROGRESS

Program for Growth and Resilience

SADER

Mexico's Secretariat of Agriculture and Rural Development (Secretaría de Agricultura y Desarrollo Rural)

SDGs

Sustainable Development Goals

SeeD

Seeds of Discovery

STMA

Stress Tolerant Maize for Africa

ZBRF

Zimbabwe Resilience Building Fund

UN

United Nations

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

USAID

United States Agency for International Development

WFP

United Nations World Food Programme

WHEAT 

CGIAR Research Program on Wheat

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Unless otherwise indicated, all amounts are expressed in U.S. dollars

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The SDGs set the pathway for agricultural, social, and economic development. They address the global challenges we face, including poverty, inequality, climate change, environmental degradation, peace and justice.

CGIAR transformed its approach to ensure that its work is aligned with the ambitious goals. CIMMYT, through its research-for-development activities, contributes to empower women, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and improve the health and nutrition of the world's poorest people.

CIMMYT’s work contributes to the following SDGs:

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