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Source: Addis Standard (1 Mar 2019)

Drawing on GENNOVATE case studies from two wheat-growing communities, the authors examine how women and men smallholders innovate with improved wheat seed, row planting and the broad bed maker.

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Source: Dhaka Tribune (2 Mar 2019)

CIMMYT researchers propose long-term solutions to fighting wheat blast, including a diagnostic tool for wheat blast surveillance and a platform for open data and science to combat the fungus.

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Authors examine how smallholders attempt to innovate with improved wheat seed, row planting, and the broad bed maker, introduced through the Ethiopian agricultural extension system.

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Unsustainable farming practices like monocropping are impacting soil health and reducing the productivity of farms.

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A new guidebook promotes improved seed and farming technologies for men and women, with the goal of increasing adoption rates.

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Policy to encourage alternative crops for wheat farmers in South Asia a short-term solution at best, say CIMMYT researchers

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CIMMYT is offering a new set of improved maize hybrids to partners, to scale up production for farmers in these areas.

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Source: The Reporter (16 Feb 2019)

A new report shows that gender inequality in Ethiopia is hampering efforts to reach the government’s goal of wheat self-sufficiency by 2022.

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The project will develop maize varieties adapted to the country’s farming conditions and will promote sustainable intensification practices among farmers.

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Toledo’s research is multidisciplinary — it involves genetics and breeding knowledge, as well as statistics and computer science.

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Government officials, researchers and experts developed a list of recommendations going forward.

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In the northwestern province of Pakistan, CIMMYT is helping connect farmers with precision planters to support higher maize yields and incomes.

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Scientists are working to catalyze local farming and help meet the rapidly rising regional demand wheat.

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Joint team recognized for their work on rice residue management using the Super Straw Management System, or Super SMS.

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Abdul Fatah, Khanal and Molero are helping pave the way for the next generation of female scientists.