Agricultural Model Intercomparison and Improvement Project
The AgMIP Mission is to significantly improve agricultural models, and scientific and technological capabilities, for assessing impacts of climate variability and change and other driving forces on agriculture, food security, and poverty at local to global scales.
News
VIRTUAL LAUNCH OF AgMIP-MENA
Mar 15, 2023
AgMIP-MENA’s virtual launch event took place last month with partners ICARDA and Mohammed VI Polytechnic University and brought together experts from around the world. AgMIP-MENA examines the prospective repercussions of climate change, water scarcity, population growth, and land degradation on the agri-food system in the MENA region…
NEW AgMIP WHEAT STUDY PAPER
Jan 30, 2023
Wheat is the most widely grown food crop. To meet the expected grain demand by mid-century, wheat breeding strategies must continue to improve yield-advancing physiological traits, regardless of climate change impacts. Using a multi-model ensemble, the authors project an increase in annual global wheat production due to improved canopy photosynthesis…
CYNTHIA ROSENZWEIG: 2022 WORLD FOOD PRIZE
Oct 20, 2022
Dr. Cynthia Rosenzweig, AgMIP co-founder, was awarded the 2022 World Food Prize at the Norman E. Borlaug International Dialogue held in Des Moines, Iowa on October 18-20, 2022. Through the Borlaug Dialogue, the World Food Prize Foundation helps build alliances in the struggle against world hunger and malnutrition…
A LEAN N MODEL HOSTED IN MYGEOHUB
May 20, 2022
A new Agriculture Modeling Tool has been added to MyGeoHub. It is an initial effort towards the eventual development of a full-fledged cloud-based agriculture model with real-time decision-making features. The work is a small endeavor that aims to contribute to AgMIP’s work…
Blog
AgMIP CROP MODEL PROJECTIONS FEATURED IN IPCC SYNTHESIS REPORT SUMMARY FOR POLICYMAKERS
March 22, 2023
A major AgMIP study led by Dr. Jonas Jägermeyr in collaboration with the AgMIP Global Gridded Crop Model Intercomparison (GGCMI) and the Inter-Sectoral Impact Model Intercomparison Project (ISIMIP) was featured in the Synthesis Report (SYR) as the final part of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report (AR6)…
LOCKDOWN LESSONS FROM ZIMBABWE: HOW TO PRESERVE LIVELIHOODS DURING A PANDEMIC
Dec 10, 2021
Marked by hyperinflation and battered by several years of drought, Zimbabwe’s troubled economy took a hit for the worse as the country scrambled to contain COVID-19. The cities and their inhabitants…
AFRICA: POOR SOILS AND LIMITED FERTILIZER USAGE MASK IMPACTS
June 15, 2021
A study coordinated by CIRAD and published in Global Change Biology assesses the impact of temperature rise on maize yields in sub-Saharan Africa. It reveals that an increase of 4°C by 2081-2100 could result in a decrease in yields of 14 to 26%. Rain fed cereal production – without irrigation – is crucial for food security in sub-Saharan Africa…
AgMIP8 VIRTUAL WEBSHOP RECAP
Nov 25, 2020
The AgMIP8 Virtual Webshop took place from October 12 – 16th and showcased three themes central to AgMIP’s research and development – food systems, shocks, and actions. The free, virtual event had over 1000 registrants and encouraged involvement amongst those new to food systems as well as experts within agriculture and nutrition fields…
Research Approach
AgMIP research aims to substantially advance our understanding of model strengths, weaknesses, and uncertainty while also developing new approaches including data integration and transdisciplinary modeling frameworks…read more
Research Teams
Experts come together to advance crop studies, research methods, and other topics that are critical to understanding how agriculture and food systems will respond to climate and other factors now and in the future. Learn more about our 30+ teams.
Research Sites and Regions
Sites evaluated in AgMIP assessments, plotted with major agricultural area (gray shading). figure and description of AgMIP studies provided in Ruane et al. 2017.
