Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute (BWMRI)
Evaluation and Planning Workshop on Transforming Agrifood Systems in South Asia (TAFSSA)
Capacity developmentThrough its work in South Asia, TAFSSA contributes to developing more sustainable and equitable agrifood systems for smallholder farmers in the region.
CIMMYT and BWMRI host international training program on surveillance and management strategies for wheat blast
Capacity developmentWheat 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.
The Australian High Commission, ACIAR and BARC delegates recognizes the BWMRI-CIMMYT collaborative wheat blast research platform in Bangladesh
Environmental health and biodiversityDelegates 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.
Greenhouse upgrades at BWMRI for wheat blast research
Capacity developmentThe developments will create capacity for national and international research and improve processes for disease screening in wheat.
New publications: Genome-wide breeding to curtail wheat blast
Environmental health and biodiversityResearchers evaluate the use of genomic selection in wheat breeding against deadly fungal disease.
Taming wheat blast
Environmental health and biodiversityResearchers point out the future of the disease, the ways to manage it and prevent it from spreading — within and across continents.
Preventing and protecting against wheat blast
Environmental health and biodiversityCross-regional collaboration brings wheat blast protection to farmers in Bangladesh and Brazil.
The past, present and future of agricultural research
Nutrition, health and food securityResearchers join government officials and other stakeholders to discuss collaborative research and development activities in Bangladesh.
In case of fall armyworm, watch this video
Capacity developmentA video to be aired on Bangladeshi television shows farmers how to identify the pest and manage a potential infestation.
Jamal conquered his dreams through maize farming
Capacity developmentA new video dramatizes the human stakes of the battle against fall armyworm and shows how techniques developed by CIMMYT and partners are helping farmers beat the pest.
Scientists find genomic regions associated with wheat blast resistance in CIMMYT nurseries
Environmental health and biodiversityGenomic-wide association study evaluated samples from Bolivia and Bangladesh for blast-resistant genes.
Wheat blast has made the intercontinental jump to Africa
Nutrition, health and food securityResearchers in Zambia confirm the arrival of this devastating fungal disease to the African continent.