International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA)
Remembering the Legacy of Distinguished Wheat Breeder Sanjaya Rajaram
Source: AgriBusiness Global (23 Feb 2021)
A leader of wheat breeding and later director of CIMMYT’s Global Wheat Program, Sanjaya Rajaram passed away at the age of 78.
Honoring the life and legacy of Byrd C. Curtis
Former director of the Global Wheat Program positioned CIMMYT as the leading international research-for-development and breeding organization for wheat.
Shining a brighter light on adoption and diffusion
Improved maize varieties among top three CGIAR innovations adopted by up to 11 million households in Ethiopia, independent study shows.
Rust-resistant bread wheat varieties widely adopted in Ethiopia
Study shows investments and innovative policy decisions are increasing farmer incomes and national wheat productivity, with varieties originating from CIMMYT making a significant contribution.
CRP Wheat Annual Report 2019
In its seventh year, WHEAT helped farmers grow nutritious, resilient and high-yielding wheat, through cutting-edge research and 50 new CGIAR-derived varieties.
Massive-scale genomic study reveals wheat diversity for crop improvement
Source: Phys.org (11 Sep 2020)
Scientists complete one of the largest genetic analyses ever done of an agricultural crop to find desirable traits in wheat’s extensive and unexplored diversity.
Massive-scale genomic study reveals wheat diversity for crop improvement
A team of scientists has completed one of the largest genetic analyses ever done of any agricultural crop to find desirable traits in wheat’s extensive and unexplored diversity.
3 climate-resilient food solutions for smallholder farmers
Source: Green Biz (10 Sep 2020)
CIMMYT’s drought-tolerant maize is boosting farmers’ yields and incomes, directly improving millions of lives.
Building resistance in wheat: International collaboration fights Septoria tritici blotch disease
Tunisia-based Septoria phenotyping platform plays critical role in identifying sources of resistance to the disease.
ICARDA’s Mustapha El-Bouhssini explains how crop pests are moving in a warming world
Climate change will see pests moving countries and continents as conditions become more favorable.
New international partnership to identify and develop resistance to dangerous wheat disease
China-based CIMMYT-JAAS screening station aims for global impact in the fight against deadly Fusarium head blight.
Resilient agriculture: Several agreements concluded
Source: L'Economiste (5 Nov 2019)
CIMMYT, ICARDA and the Adaptation of African Agriculture Initiative join forces to prevent small farmers from suffering the effects of climate change.
Bottlenecks between basic and applied plant science jeopardize life-saving crop improvements
Bottlenecks between basic and applied plant science jeopardize life-saving crop improvements.
Scientists use DNA fingerprinting to gauge the spread of modern wheat in Afghanistan
New study finds that wheat farmers often do not accurately identify their varieties.
Scientist Bekele Abeyo details research in Africa with BBC
In an interview for BBC Newsday, Abeyo explained African countries’ potential to boost wheat production, and how CIMMYT is helping.
