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Climate adaptation and mitigation
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Sustainable agricultural practices are key to feeding the global population in the face of climate change said Environmentalist Mark Lynas.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
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Cornell University’s Linda McCandless describes some of the agricultural challenges Nepalese farmers face after the devastating 2015 earthquake

Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
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Maricelis Acevedo, newly appointed associate director for science for the Delivering Genetic Gain in Wheat project left her island home of Puerto Rico in 2003 to pursue a career as a pathologist and has been traveling the world ever since.

Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Features

Post-doctoral fellow Soumya Gupta is the winner of the inaugural Paula Kantor Award for Excellence in Field Research, the International Centre for Research on Women announces.

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A recent gathering of more than 600 scientists highlighted the complexity of wheat as a crop and emphasized the key role wheat research plays in ensuring global food security.

Nutrition, health and food security
Nutrition, health and food security
Features

Scientist Denise Costich describes her experience as a judge in the contest to find “The World’s Largest Maize Ear” held in Jala, Nayarit, Mexico.

Gender equality, youth and social inclusion

If we are to be truly successful in improving the lives of farmers and consumers in the developing world, we need to base our interventions on the best evidence available.

Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
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She conducted genetic studies with worldwide importance in explaining wheat genetics.

Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Features

In high school, Jessica Rutkoski was similar to many girls who suffer from the tedium and complexity of high school arithmetic – she avoided it.

Nutrition, health and food security
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An irrigation project in Ethiopia uses industrial runoff from a brewery to nourish wheat crops, diverting it from a nearby river and protecting the health of local residents.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
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This irrigation reservoir at the Kulumsa Agricultural Research Center in Ethiopia’s highlands captures water from a nearby beer distillery, diverting it from a river.

Nutrition, health and food security
Blogs

Africa’s demand for wheat is being driven by population growth, urbanization, as well as from a growing female work force who prefer fast and easy to make wheat products, like bread or pasta.