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Closing the circle: Kanwarpal Dhugga works at CIMMYT
InnovationsGrowing up on a small farm in India’s northwest Punjab state, Kanwarpal Dhugga was a young boy when the first Green Revolution wheat varieties arrived in his village.
New Publications: Successful agricultural interventions require social shifts, not just technological
Capacity developmentWhile scientific research is an important component of the development of an agricultural innovation system, it is not enough.
Despite hardships, women running own households provide model of empowerment and innovation
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionGENNOVATE research reveals communities with numerous women-headed households record high levels of poverty reduction.
CIMMYT launches new program to promote gender equity in agricultural research
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionIn a move to bolster gender equity in agriculture, CIMMYT will launch a series of training courses promoting the integration gender awareness and analysis in research for development.
Breaking Ground: Xuecai Zhang prepares future generation of crop breeders
InnovationsXuecai Zhang wants to merge traditional maize breeding methods with new software and other tools to help improve farmers’ yields faster than ever.
Breaking Ground: Cesar Petroli on data-driven use of maize genetic diversity
InnovationsAccess to genetic data can revolutionize research partnerships and lead to major benefits for crop breeders aiming to help smallholder farmers boost yields, says geneticist Cesar Petroli.
CIMMYT scientist takes lead role in American Agronomy Society’s sustainable intensification community
Climate adaptation and mitigationTimothy Krupnik, systems agronomist at CIMMYT, leads the Sustainable Intensification community of the American Society for Agronomy’s Environmental Quality section.
Entrenched gender roles threaten women’s longevity in research careers
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionDespite over a decade of implementing policies and programs to promote gender equity in research, some countries have seen women in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) careers stagnate and even decrease in some fields.
CIMMYT scientist cautions against new threats from wheat rust diseases
InnovationsScientists are concerned over the proliferation of highly virulent fungal wheat diseases, including two new races of yellow rust and a new race of stem rust.
Breaking Ground: Caixia Lan on identifying building blocks for rust resistant wheat
InnovationsSupport for research into breeding crops resistant to wheat rust is essential to manage the spread of the deadly disease, caused vast yield losses globally in recent years, says scientist Caixia Lan.
Study reveals diversity “blueprint” to help maize crops adapt to changing climates
Climate adaptation and mitigationScientists unlock evolutionary secrets of landraces through a study of allelic diversity, revealing more about the genetic basis of flowering time and how maize adapts to variable environments.
Breaking Ground: Bhoja Basnet sets sights on increasing wheat yield potential through hybrid seeds
InnovationsScientist Bhoja Raj Basnet shares his journey from Nepal to Mexico where he joined CIMMYT as a postdoctoral fellow working in the bread wheat improvement program.
New study reveals how controlling wheat hormones can cool hot crops
InnovationsA plant-aging hormone could increase wheat yields by 10 to 15 percent in warm locations, according to a recent study published in New Phytologist journal.
New Publications: How to maintain food security under climate change
Climate adaptation and mitigationAn internationally coordinated approach is key to breed and deploy crops resilient to climate change effects.
Agricultural researchers forge new ties to develop nutritious crops and environmental farming
Nutrition, health and food securityScientists from two of the world’s leading agricultural research institutes will embark on joint research to boost global food security.