Global
Ravi Singh earns Lifetime Achievement award from BGRI
Environmental health and biodiversityRenowned CIMMYT plant breeder recognized for elite wheat varieties that reduced the risk of a global pandemic and now feed hundreds of millions of people around the world.
World Food Day 2021: The future of food is in our hands
Climate adaptation and mitigationSustainable agri-food systems lead to better production, better nutrition, a better environment and a better life for all.
Scientists bridge theory and practice to boost climate resilience in wheat
Climate adaptation and mitigationReview proposes ways to accelerate climate resilience of staple crops, by integrating proven breeding methods with cutting-edge technologies.
Taming wheat blast
Environmental health and biodiversityResearchers point out the future of the disease, the ways to manage it and prevent it from spreading — within and across continents.
The UN Food Systems Summit has arrived
Nutrition, health and food securityCIMMYT and CGIAR contributions to the SDGs highlighted in new campaign.
Multi-trait genomic-enabled prediction enhances accuracy in multi-year wheat breeding trials
InnovationsResearchers found that prediction performance was highest using a multi-trait model.
The science behind the perfect bread and pasta flour
Nutrition, health and food securityEvery year, thousands of wheat lines are analyzed in detail in the CIMMYT Wheat Quality laboratory to determine the nutritional, processing and end-use quality of the grain.
Tracing the evolution of 50 years of maize research in CGIAR
InnovationsPublication reviews the history of CGIAR maize research from 1970 to 2020.
Nitrogen-efficient wheats can provide more food with fewer greenhouse gas emissions, new study shows
Climate adaptation and mitigationScientists used a wild grass trait that inhibits soil microbes from producing environmentally-harmful nitrogen compounds. Widespread use of the new technology could lower global use of fertilizers for wheat crops.
How scientists are preparing wheat for climate change
Climate adaptation and mitigationSource: Mashable (13 Aug 2021)
Matthew Reynolds talked to Mashable about the importance of developing drought-resistant crops through breeding programs to protect future wheat supplies.