Foundation for Food & Agricultural Research (FFAR)
Plant breeding must adapt to climate change, finds study
Climate adaptation and mitigation
The goals for breeding new crops have been changed by the rising demands for climate-ready crops, originating from the urgent need to adapt to climate change.
FFAR’s food security webinar at COP27 highlights need for genebank collection diversity research
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Register for an online webinar as part of COP27 to learn about the role of genebanks in building climate-resilient supply chains.
Farmers introduced to stress-tolerant hybrid maize varieties
Environmental health and biodiversity
Source: Ghana Business News (2 Nov 2022)
A field day in Ghana organized by the AGG project supports farmers to adopt maize varieties with tolerance to stress.
New CIMMYT maize hybrids available from Latin America Breeding Program
Innovations
CIMMYT is offering a new improved maize hybrid to partners, to scale up production for farmers in the region.
AGG-Maize project registers impressive progress
Nutrition, health and food security
Achievements and next steps discussed at the review meeting in Nairobi, Kenya.
Singh recognized for wheat crop improvement
Climate adaptation and mitigation
SAWBAR bestowed the Sh. VS Mathur Memorial Award 2022 upon CIMMYT scientist Ravi Singh for his pioneering work to enhance wheat productivity in India.
Afghan wheat landrace shows promise for rust resistance
Environmental health and biodiversity
Genetic analysis of the Afghan wheat landrace KU3067 reveals resistance to leaf rust and stripe rust, which can be used to develop further disease-resistant wheat varieties.
New CIMMYT maize hybrid available from South Asian Tropical Breeding Program
Innovations
CIMMYT is offering a new improved maize hybrid to partners, to scale up production for farmers in the region.
Researchers use storytelling to evaluate women’s agency in agricultural production
Capacity development
A study in India highlights who does what in wheat farming to support the design of gender-responsive interventions in the region.
Wheat improvement: Food security in a changing climate
Capacity development
New textbook covers all aspects of wheat improvement, as well as rapidly evolving technologies and their potential to accelerate genetic gains and adaptation.
New CIMMYT maize hybrid available from the Latin America Breeding Program
Innovations
CIMMYT is offering a new improved maize hybrid to partners, to scale up production for farmers in the region.
Two approaches better than one: identifying spot blotch resistance in wheat varieties
Environmental health and biodiversity
Genomic selection is a promising tool to select for spot blotch resistance and index-based selection to select for spot blotch resistance, heading and plant height.
CIMMYT scientists identify novel genomic regions associated with spot blotch resistance
Environmental health and biodiversity
Researchers use genome-wide association mapping approach to identify new regions with resistance to the disease.
New CIMMYT maize hybrid available from Eastern Africa highland breeding program
Innovations
CIMMYT is offering a new improved maize hybrid to partners, to scale up production for farmers in the region.
