Wheat rust poses food security risk for global poor, says DFID’s Priti Patel
December 5, 2016Wheat rust monitoring efforts are not only keeping the fast-spreading disease in check, but are deployed to manage other crop diseases, said a scientist at a scientific meeting in London.
Delivering Genetic Gain in Wheat
March 28, 2016Climate-change-induced heat stress and disease pathogens migrating across borders threaten the world’s wheat supply and food security in Africa and the Middle East. Building on the Durable Rust Resist …
CIMMYT scientist David Hodson to speak on pathogen surveillance systems in Washington
January 26, 2016David Hodson delivers presentation at the International Wheat Conference in Sydney, Australia, September 2015. CORNELL/Christopher Knight MEDIA ADVISORY WHAT: David Hodson, senior scientist with the I …
CIMMYT scientist Ravi Singh in Washington, D.C. to receive AAAS honor
January 20, 2016CIMMYT Distinguished Scientist Ravi Singh. CIMMYT/Alfonso Cortes MEDIA ADVISORY WHAT: Distinguished Scientist and Head of Bread Wheat Improvement at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Cente …
Martin Kropff, new CIMMYT Director General, embraces science for impact
June 3, 2015FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE EL BATAN, Mexico (CIMMYT) – Martin Kropff, who takes the helm as director general at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) this week, considers science th …