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Climate-resilient soil fertility management by smallholders in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.

A new collaboration will support the expansion of agricultural research in China.

Senior government representatives from across South Asia join forces to consolidate food security in the region.

Soil health and water infrastructure measures needed to restore wheat production in Pakistan, in rural communities devastated by major flooding.

An article in Amar Ujala in India explores the cross-country collaboration instigated by the Borlaug Institute for South Asia.

New Initiative builds on CGIAR’s collective strengths and brings together stakeholders to address key regional development challenges.

This award recognizes outstanding contributions to plant pathology by APS members for countries other than their own. Contributions may have been made through collaborative projects, sabbaticals, short- and long-term assignments with educational or governmental agencies, including, but not limited to, international centers and research institutes.

Multiple studies show conventional farming practices degrade soils, deplete aquifers and feed rampant greenhouse gas emissions.

Urgent action is required to mitigate effects of temperature extremes in South Asia, which threaten wheat production and human health.

Researchers hypothesized that many wild wheat accessions in genebanks feature useful traits that can help diversify breeding programs.

At COP26, Special Assistant to Pakistan’s Prime Minister on Climate Change said that a transboundary dialogue on mitigating air pollution was imperative to resolve Lahore’s smog.

Researchers point out the future of the disease, the ways to manage it and prevent it from spreading — within and across continents.

Researchers, extension services, partners and policymakers can better support feminization of agriculture processes in the Indo-Gangetic Plains through improved research and recommendations.

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

Scientists at CIMMYT expect to sharply ramp up new wheat varieties enriched with zinc that can boost the essential mineral for millions of poor people with deficient diets.