Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)
India transforms wheat for the world
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Building on a partnership spanning more than five decades, Indian and CIMMYT wheat scientists, policymakers and farmers forge a transformation path, applying innovations that ensure national food security and resource conservation.
CIMMYT and BWMRI host international training program on surveillance and management strategies for wheat blast
Capacity development
Wheat researchers, government extension agents, and policy makers gather in Bangladesh to develop their skills in pathology, breeding, agronomy, integrated disease management and agricultural extension technologies.
Protected: Additive intercropping in wide row crops for resilient crop production in Bangladesh, Bhutan and eastern India
Innovations
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The Australian High Commission, ACIAR and BARC delegates recognizes the BWMRI-CIMMYT collaborative wheat blast research platform in Bangladesh
Environmental health and biodiversity
Delegates travelled to South Asia to witness the success of a collaboration which is combatting wheat blast disease in Bangladesh and for other wheat growing nations.
KALRO research station at Kiboko revamped to accelerate crop breeding
Environmental health and biodiversity
Upgraded technology at the KALRO research station will optimize breeding and seed systems’ work so that scientists can provide better varieties to farmers.
Five strides forward for CGIAR crop breeding resources and services
Nutrition, health and food security
One CGIAR’s Breeding Resource Initiative is moving forward on an array of shared services, capacity development programs and technical support.
‘Perennial’ rice saves time and money, but comes with risks
Nutrition, health and food security
Source: Science (7 Nov 2022)
Research on rice crops that do not need replanting in China is showing promising results for yield, finances and labor, and the environment.
The critical role of smallholder farmers of the Eastern Gangetic Plains in the global food chain
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
For World Food Day, discover how CIMMYT is improving food security, livelihoods and nutrition in South Asia, with support from ACIAR.
Greenhouse upgrades at BWMRI for wheat blast research
Capacity development
The developments will create capacity for national and international research and improve processes for disease screening in wheat.
Getting to win-win: Can people and nature flourish on an increasingly cultivated planet?
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Faced with dramatic biodiversity loss and a growing population, should farmers “share” or “spare” land? Agricultural scientists weigh in, yielding a new perspective.
Transforming Smallholder Food Systems in the Eastern Gangetic Plains (Rupantar)
Capacity development
