Bangladesh's Ministry of Agriculture

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For the first time widespread monitoring examines how farmers are coping with climate stresses.

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Public and private partners join forces to mitigate voracious pest.

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Wheat blast is one of the most fearsome and intractable wheat diseases in recent decades. It spreads through infected seeds, crop residues as well as by spores that can travel long distances in the air, posing a major threat to wheat production in tropical areas.

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Researchers urge donor agencies to support the dissemination of new blast-resistant, biofortified wheat in Bangladesh.

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Experts discussed the status of the outbreak, the role of research and applicable measures.

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Partners from four countries reflect and plan ahead after five years of the SRFSI project.

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Policy to encourage alternative crops for wheat farmers in South Asia a short-term solution at best, say CIMMYT researchers

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Workshop participants learned how to use the latest in technology to identify and keep track of the deadly Wheat Blast disease.

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The first blast resistant wheat variety has been released in Bangladesh.

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As Bangladesh faces an extensive drought for the second year in a row, partnerships are working to strengthen drought monitoring programs to help farmers.

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On 11-12 September, 61 scientists from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal convened in Kathmandu, Nepal, for the 6th Wheat Breeding Review Meeting of the Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) objective 4 program.