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Wheat blast screening and surveillance training in Bangladesh
Capacity development
Workshop participants learned how to use the latest in technology to identify and keep track of the deadly Wheat Blast disease.
Young women scientists who will galvanize global wheat research
Capacity development
Winners of the Jeanie Borlaug Laube Women in Triticum (WIT) Early Career Award joined an on-going wheat research training course organized by CIMMYT.
Scientists seek key to boost yields, ensure future food supply
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Crop genetic gains remain too low, and international scientists are making a concerted effort to determine how best to increase yields.
Global grain research and food industry experts meet to address rising malnutrition
Nutrition, health and food security
Malnutrition is rising again and becoming more complex, according to the director-general of the world’s leading public maize and wheat research center.
Scientists confirm value of whole grains and wheat for nutrition and health
Nutrition, health and food security
New Publications: Goat grass gives wheat breeders an edge
Innovations
A new commentary published today in Nature Plants highlights the importance of an ancient grass species for wheat breeding.
Are you a wizard or a prophet?
Nutrition, health and food security
New book highlights our relationship with nature and humanity’s future and tackles the age-old question: Can we control nature or are we, like all other species, bound by its laws?
Women are the foundation for change in rural Ethiopia
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Community conversations, a human-centered approach, puts people in charge of their own development in maize-based communities in Ethiopia.
Governments must raise, not cut, funding for food security
Nutrition, health and food security
Source: Financial Times (7 Nov 2017)
Research into future-proof crops is needed to combat hunger, conflict and migration.
Leading nutritionist cites whole grains as critical for better nutrition and health
Nutrition, health and food security
People who eat whole grain foods have a lower risk of almost all chronic diseases and are less likely to gain weight as they age, according to nutritionist Julie Miller Jones.
Farmers in Pakistan benefit from new zinc-enriched high-yielding wheat
Nutrition, health and food security
Farmers in Pakistan are eagerly adopting a nutrient-enhanced wheat variety offering improved food security, higher incomes, health benefits and a delicious taste.
