Cimmyt

What it reported doing in 2024

Sustainable agrifood systems (sas)the sustainable agrifood systems deliver food security and nutrition for all - without compromising the economic, social and environmental bases - for generations to come. This leads to better and resilient production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life for all.cimmyt's sustainable agrifood systems work includes discovery and development, to meet a multiplicity of goals: enhance resilience through agricultural production, profit, environmental services, social and human condition.(continued in schedule o) research and activities are carried out in close collaboration with partners, and directly support the cimmyt 2030 strategy.six principles guide our work:-strong commitment to working with local, national and international partners.-living labs that include long-term field experimentation platforms, linked to participatory on-farm research and extension that enhances stakeholder capacity and farmer agency.-documentation and sharing of knowledge generated through publications, curricula, agricultural advisory tools and recommendations, social media and more.-commitment to open data, through the generation, documentation and sharing of data following fair principles, appropriate metadata and open protocols.-scaling sustainable agriculture through innovation hub networks and public-private-civil partnerships for inclusive, demand-driven value chains.-impact pathways that promote public policies for agrifood systems that are inclusive, resilient and that address climate change.we live in a rapidly changing world. Food security is threatened by extreme climate events, price spikes, disruptions of global supply chains, and new pests and diseases.to address these challenges in an agile way, cimmyt conducts research on sustainable agrifood systems and implements projects through both cross-cutting and regional teams.cross-cutting teamscimmyt tools include crop and system modeling, farming systems, big data, geographic information systems, remote sensing and pest prediction, foresight analysis, panel surveys, socioeconomic gender-aware modeling, seed system feedback loops, inclusive value chains and participatory research.-climate change adaptation for nutrition-climate change science-data services-demand-driven seed systems-foresight and ex-ante-inclusive value chains-monitoring and adoption-science for scalingregional teamssmallholder farming systems are diverse and complex. To promote the adoption of sustainable agricultural practices, cimmyt collaborates with national agricultural research and extension organizations, as well as other partners across the value chain, from farmers to companies. Cimmyt's priorities and approaches are co-developed with stakeholders by region and country, in support of:-systems science (africa, latin america, south asia)-innovations for development (africa, latin america, south asia)-partnerships (africa, latin america, south asia)

Financial Efficiency

• Mission deployment rate: 94.4%; rating input score 94
• Program expense ratio: 95.6%; rating input score 96
• Fundraising efficiency: $71.22 raised per $1 spent on fundraising; rating input score 80; 80th percentile among comparable filings

Transparency & Controls

• Consistency checks: 100%; rating input score 100; 68th percentile among comparable filings
• Pay-setting controls: 3 of 6 controls in place; rating input score 50
  • Compensation committee: Missing
  • Independent consultant: Pass
  • Other Form 990s reviewed: Missing
  • Written employment contract: Missing
  • Compensation survey or study: Pass
  • Board or committee approval: Pass
• Foreign activity oversight: 3 of 8 controls in place; rating input score 38
  • Claims monitoring procedures: Pass
  • Requires narrative reports: Limited
  • Conducts field audits: Limited
  • May suspend future funding: Limited
  • Requires financial reports: Limited
  • Conducts site visits: Pass
  • Requires grant agreements: Pass
  • May require repayment: Limited
• Grant itemization coverage: 99.9%; rating input score 100; 46th percentile among comparable filings
• Major donor itemization: Yes; rating input score 100
• Related-party transparency: Limited

Accountability

• Independent voting board: 100%; rating input score 100; 77th percentile among comparable filings
• Governance controls: 9 of 9 controls in place; rating input score 100
  • Conflict-of-interest policy: Pass
  • Whistleblower policy: Pass
  • Document-retention policy: Pass
  • CEO compensation review process: Pass
  • Other executive compensation review process: Pass
  • Form 990 shared with the board: Pass
  • Board meeting minutes documented: Pass
  • Audit committee oversight: Pass
  • Independent financial-statement audit: Pass

Sustainability

• Operating margin: 1.6%; rating input score 41; 41st percentile among comparable filings
• Total-asset coverage ratio: 1.19; rating input score 45; 45th percentile among comparable filings
• Liabilities to assets ratio: 0.81; rating input score 17; 17th percentile among comparable filings
• Officer compensation ratio: 2.3%; rating input score 50; 50th percentile among comparable filings

Growth

• Program expense growth: 0.9% per year; rating input score 100; 10th percentile among comparable filings
• Revenue growth: 0.9% per year; rating input score 100; 8th percentile among comparable filings
• Asset growth: 10.3% per year; rating input score 100; 72nd percentile among comparable filings