International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)

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CIMMYT and its global partners, including leading institutions in China, conducted groundbreaking research to develop climate-resilient wheat varieties by analyzing the genetic diversity and adaptability of thousands of breeding lines under future climate scenarios

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CGIAR calls for a coordinated, global response to support the transformation of agrifood systems in Sudan.

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The detection of a Ug99 race in Nepal highlights the effectiveness of the wheat rust surveillance and monitoring systems developed by CIMMYT and partners.

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Seven founding partners introduced Ag4Peace, a new initiative that aims to build resilient food systems and improve livelihoods and diets in low- and middle-income countries.

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The CGIAR Women in Research and Science (WIRES) employee-led resource group recently had a virtual engagement to discuss the progress and new happenings in the group.

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Experts gathered at the FAO Science and Innovation Forum to drive forward research partnerships to curb crop loss due to pests and diseases through efficient global sharing of data.

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Impressions from attendees of the VIII International Cereal Nematode Symposium.

Projects

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There is no universal model for successfully delivering climate-smart agriculture. But the AICCRA experience in Ethiopia shows how engaging changemakers can reveal effective, inclusive, and localized ways to make farming communities more resilient to climate change.

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In 2009, a team of wheat scientists from CIMMYT, ICARDA, FAO, and national partners set off on a five-year expedition across Central Asia to collect as many landraces as they could find.

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The Initiative targets a broad range of pests and diseases affecting cereals, legumes, potato, sweet potato, cassava, banana and other vegetables.

Annual reports

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The legacy of this international collaboration in wheat research sealed in the program’s final report.