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Is uptake of rust-resistant wheat linked to gender equality?
Environmental health and biodiversityCIMMYT presents data to Tropentag on potential benefits of women participation in household decisions on crop farming and variety selection.
Annual Report 2021 launched
Capacity developmentCIMMYT discovers and validates new science, translates it into innovations, and scales them up for farmers and society.
Stepping up for South Asian women
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionThrough the CSISA project, CIMMYT is helping female farmers in Bangladesh, India, and Nepal to receive the recognition and opportunities they deserve.
Technology addresses gender inequality in wheat farming
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionMale and female farmers in Ethiopia and India face different challenges to accessing new wheat varieties, discovers CIMMYT researchers.
Drought and heat tolerance in bread wheat landraces
Climate adaptation and mitigationUsing technology often overlooked for analyzing genome qualities, scientists discover wheat landraces with resistance to the impacts of climate change.
Developing climate change resistant wheat
Climate adaptation and mitigationSource: CGTN (4 Oct 2022)
Climate change, particularly rising temperatures, are impacting on wheat yields. CIMMYT is working to develop new varieties with tolerance to the effects of climate change.
Expanding BISA expertise to new horizons in South Asia
Nutrition, health and food securitySenior government representatives from across South Asia join forces to consolidate food security in the region.
The right time for the right place
Nutrition, health and food securityZone-specific recommendations provide Afghan farmers with the best practices in wheat production for their region.
Special issue on gender research in agriculture highlights CIMMYT’s work on gender inclusivity
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionNew issue spotlights importance of gender inclusive approach to agricultural research for development.
Weather data and crop disease simulations can power predictions of wheat blast outbreaks, new study shows
Environmental health and biodiversityProtecting farmers from wheat blast, a lethal plant disease, could be made easier through enhanced monitoring and forecasting tools.
After the flood
Climate adaptation and mitigationSoil health and water infrastructure measures needed to restore wheat production in Pakistan, in rural communities devastated by major flooding.
Drought-tolerant maize and use of forecasting in agriculture praised by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation
Climate adaptation and mitigationCIMMYT and CGIAR scientists develop drought-tolerant maize and use forecast information to prevent the spread of crop diseases.
The future of wheat
Capacity developmentCIMMYT’s experimental station in Obregón is a mecca for wheat research and breeding, where scientists have access to state-of-the-art field facilities and an ideal location.
Setting a standard: improving field trial data
Capacity developmentNew manual helps standardize field trial data collection across Afghanistan.
Can agriculture bring South Asian countries together?
Climate adaptation and mitigationAn article in Amar Ujala in India explores the cross-country collaboration instigated by the Borlaug Institute for South Asia.