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Environmental health and biodiversity
Publications

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.

Environmental health and biodiversity
Publications

Researchers use genome-wide association mapping approach to identify new regions with resistance to the disease.

Capacity development
News

Nepali researchers get trained on rapid diagnostics tool and get ready to monitor yellow rust in the 2022/23 wheat season.

Environmental health and biodiversity
Features

The manual builds on the lessons of a decade of work on MLN management in sub-Saharan Africa by CIMMYT and its partners.

Nutrition, health and food security
In the media

Source: Bloomberg (7 Mar 2022)

A new Bloomberg op-ed urges nations to steer more money to organizations like CIMMYT that are advancing crucial research on how to grow more resilient wheat and maize crops in regions that are becoming steadily less arable.

Capacity development
News

CIMMYT, USAID and partners announce the publication of a guide for integrated pest management of fall armyworm in Asia.

Capacity development
Features

Fostering private sector engagement to develop and scale locally-produced hybrids seeds in Nepal.

Capacity development
News

Postgraduate students visit a hybrid maize seed company as part of drive to enhance partnerships between Nepal’s agricultural universities and the seed industry.

Environmental health and biodiversity
News

Massive study of breeding lines across environments pinpoints genomic regions associated with yield potential and stress-resilience in bread wheat.

Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Features

Women in Bangladesh start successful businesses using power-tiller-operated seeders.

Climate adaptation and mitigation
News

Pakistan’s goal to achieve self-sufficiency in wheat production just became more attainable with the release of five new wheat varieties.

Nutrition, health and food security
News

New study in the Western Highlands of Guatemala confirms relation between milpa intercropping diversity and nutritional capacity.

Innovations
Blogs

New pilot in Nepal kicks off with a multi-stakeholder dialogue.