CIMMYT, USAID, ICRISAT and CGIAR have joined hands to address FAW threat in Asia.

Hans-Joachim Braun and two other wheat experts discuss hurdles to international wheat production and the solutions that plant breeders have developed to combat these challenges.

CIMMYT partnered with UC Davis to breed maize seeds that can withstand drought.

Three million subsistence farmers producing heirloom corn in Mexico are protecting biodiversity.

Stephen Mugo said that greater adoption of drought tolerant seeds combined with improved soil and water management is key to cushioning African small-holders from hunger and malnutrition.

Australian farmers to benefit from CIMMYT high-yielding, white-grained wheat.

CIMMYT wheat breeder Karim Ammar and collaborators are sequencing different strains of durum wheat to compare properties.

Partnership will facilitate production of drought tolerant varieties in the wake of persistent climate change.

Stephen Mugo says there is a need to mechanize agriculture for improved production.

CIMMYT, NICRA, ICAR and other partners jointly implemented the Climate-Resilient Agricultural Practices – Climate-Smart Villages Project, which is now being scaled up.

Gemma Molero, wheat physiologist at CIMMYT, collaborated on a paper that presents a valuable step forward in increasing wheat yield potential.

CIMMYT’s head of wheat research Ravi Singh commented on the publication of the wheat gene map.

The maize DH facility, funded by the CGIAR Research Program on Maize, has the potential to accelerate maize breeding and hybrid development in Asia.

For the past decade, CIMMYT has invested in breeding and strengthening the adoption of drought tolerant crop varieties across the continent.

Ethiopia director general Bekele Abeyo describes how rust resistant wheat has ensured food security for farmers and their families and earned better profit from the local market.