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Winners of the Jeanie Borlaug Laube Women in Triticum (WIT) Early Career Award joined an on-going wheat research training course organized by CIMMYT.

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Crop genetic gains remain too low, and international scientists are making a concerted effort to determine how best to increase yields.

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As part of the efforts of the Sustainable Modernization of Traditional Agriculture program aimed at improving food security based on maize landraces in marginal areas of the state of Oaxaca, Mexico

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A new publication discusses the importance of wheat in the global food supply and meeting future demand from a growing population.

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Malnutrition is rising again and becoming more complex, according to the director-general of the world’s leading public maize and wheat research center.

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Mike Olsen, upstream research coordinator for CIMMYT maize program, works with scientists to use new technologies to increase breeding program efficiency and genetic gain.

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A recent meeting in India focused on the value of maize for unused land in India’s Odisha plateau during monsoon season and the importance of women in agriculture.

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A CIMMYT project aims to increase soil fertility through direct row planting of major crops in Ethiopia, such as maize, wheat and teff.

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Gender awareness and gender-sensitive approaches are slowly spreading into agricultural research, extension, and policy in Ethiopia, according to industry experts.

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A new publication details current gender gaps in rural mechanization in Bangladesh, and outlines plans to overcome these challenges.

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A new set of resources has been released to aid agricultural researchers in integrating gender sensitivities into their research for development projects.

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Harinder Sidhu, Australian High Commissioner to India, visits Borlaug Institute for South Asia and climate-smart village.