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Best of 2018: Editors’ picks
Capacity development
In 2018, we published more than 200 stories related to maize and wheat science around the world. Here are some of our favorites.
Breeders find strength in diversity at EiB contributor meeting
Innovations
Members tackle challenges and share progress in annual meeting.
Breaking Ground: Susanne Dreisigacker knows wheat inside out
Innovations
Dreisigacker works to discover and validate molecular markers, or DNA segments, for traits of interest.
Cobs & Spikes podcast: Blue maize opportunities for Mexican farmers
Nutrition, health and food security
Find out how CIMMYT researchers are helping Mexican farmers tap into emerging markets for blue maize.
CIMMYT recognized for support in restoring Guatemalan seed systems after hurricane
Nutrition, health and food security
The seed varieties stored in the CIMMYT germplasm bank were of vital importance in efforts to restore food security in the aftermath of Hurricane Stan.
New publications: Germplasm bank accessions add value to elite wheat lines
Nutrition, health and food security
For the first time ever, a research team of more than 40 scientists has genetically characterized values of exotics in hexaploid wheat.
Field trial design workshop for smallholder farmers who grow maize landraces
Nutrition, health and food security
As part of the efforts of the Sustainable Modernization of Traditional Agriculture program aimed at improving food security based on maize landraces in marginal areas of the state of Oaxaca, Mexico
CIMMYT research publications sow seeds in academic world
Innovations
CIMMYT scientists produce a lot more than just improved maize and wheat varieties.
How smarter financing can boost Nepal’s seed sector
Innovations
Nepal’s push to grow its seed sector is expanding to banking, with new financial measures expected to benefit seed companies across the country.
Helping farming families thrive while fighting climate change in Mexico
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Women and youth help lead efforts to adopt climate-friendly farming and safeguard indigenous maize yields.
Smallholder farmers to gain from targeted CRISPR-Cas9 crop breeding
Innovations
Gene editing technology could revolutionize the way scientists breed high-yielding drought, disease and pest resistant, high quality plant seeds, greatly reducing the time it currently takes to develop new varieties
New Publications: Addressing conflict through community resource management
Capacity development
A new study examines the role of collective resource management in conflict.
