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Environmental health and biodiversity
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Protecting farmers from wheat blast, a lethal plant disease, could be made easier through enhanced monitoring and forecasting tools.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
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Soil health and water infrastructure measures needed to restore wheat production in Pakistan, in rural communities devastated by major flooding.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
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Climate-food systems research at CIMMYT is informing the decisions of key actors from the scientific, development, and public policy communities.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
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CIMMYT scientists seek alternatives to synthetic nitrogen using biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) in order to reduce a significant driver of climate change.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
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Over three consecutive years, researchers study conservation agriculture conditions in under-developed coastal environments in South Asia.

Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
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With the help of big data, CIMMYT researchers in Bangladesh partner with Michigan State University and local NGOs to pinpoint opportunities to increase women’s participation in farm extension training sessions.

Environmental health and biodiversity
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Evidence suggests conservation agriculture can maintain the sustainability of agri-food systems in regions impaired by soil salinity and sodicity.

Environmental health and biodiversity
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Genetic analysis of the Afghan wheat landrace KU3067 reveals resistance to leaf rust and stripe rust, which can be used to develop further disease-resistant wheat varieties.

Innovations
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Technology offers a route to better information sharing for farmers. CIMMYT research examines whether a mobile app is the right solution.

Nutrition, health and food security
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Scientists in the Yaqui Valley, Mexico, release six decades of wheat research evidencing opportunities for improved wheat growth and yield.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
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This metagenomics study examines how application of organic material alters soil microbial populations and functionality in soil from permanent beds with residue retention.

Capacity development
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Collaborative field evaluations reveal promising results for sub-Saharan Africa’s low input maize farming systems and commercial seed production.

Nutrition, health and food security
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Analysis of evidence by scientists of the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and CGIAR concludes that the scientific risks of genome editing are similar to those of traditional breeding.

Nutrition, health and food security
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A new study provides deeper insights into improving the performance of the country’s rice and maize seed value chains.

Capacity development
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New textbook covers all aspects of wheat improvement, as well as rapidly evolving technologies and their potential to accelerate genetic gains and adaptation.