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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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New scientific research into “layering” climate smart agriculture techniques shows promise, demonstrating the potential for crop adaptability to climate change.

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Country Representative for Research and Partnerships and Systems Agronomist
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At the 2018 Latin American Cereals Conference (LACC), researchers discussed hidden hunger, the consumption of insufficient micronutrients, and how biofortification can help.

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Winners of the Jeanie Borlaug Laube Women in Triticum (WIT) Early Career Award joined an on-going wheat research training course organized by CIMMYT.

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Crop genetic gains remain too low, and international scientists are making a concerted effort to determine how best to increase yields.

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Malnutrition is rising again and becoming more complex, according to the director-general of the world’s leading public maize and wheat research center.

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A new set of resources has been released to aid agricultural researchers in integrating gender sensitivities into their research for development projects.

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Harinder Sidhu, Australian High Commissioner to India, visits Borlaug Institute for South Asia and climate-smart village.

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A new zinc-enriched maize variety developed by CIMMYT was released in Colombia to help combat malnutrition in South America.

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In South Asia, the population is growing and land area for agricultural expansion is extremely limited. Increasing the productivity of already farmed land is the best way to attain food security.

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Leonard Rusinamhodzi works with African farmers to innovate farming systems in the face of climate change.