Maize (Zea mays) and rice (Oryza sativa) hold a vital position as essential cereal crops in ensuring global food security. The conventional breeding methods, are time-consuming nature, coupled with the ever-changing market demands and the inability of the existing varieties to meet the actual consumption and production requirements. Hence, it becomes imperative to accelerate the breeding process and reduce the breeding time in order to achieve breakthroughs in rice and maize breeding techniques and methodologies. Notably, significant progress has been made in the field of haploid production in rice and maize, with a strong emphasis on the development of effective in vitro systems such as anther culture and microspore culture. These techniques facilitate the creation of haploid plants, thereby allowing the fixation of desirable traits and reducing the number of breeding cycles. Moreover, the integration of genome editing technologies with haploid induction opens up opportunities for precise manipulation of traits and the creation of novel genetic variations. The implementation of these methods in the generation of homozygous lines has greatly accelerated the development of improved varieties with the desired agronomic traits. Furthermore, the utilization of haploids in mutagenesis and gene editing enables the exploration of genetic diversity and the development of rice varieties resilient to climatic change. Both rice and maize have also greatly benefited from the integration of doubled haploid inducers, which offer a controlled and predictable approach to inducing haploids. Additionally, the utilization of haploids in wide hybridization and the creation of synthetic polyploids present avenues for expanding the genetic diversity and enhancing adaptability to evolving environmental conditions.