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Scientist Kevin Pixley leads a project to catalogue 178,000 corn and wheat seeds at the CIMMYT seed bank near Mexico City.

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B.M. Prasanna at 2017 Borlaug Dialogue on expert panel to discuss the strategic approach for managing the pest menace in Africa.

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A new study examines how networks help spread new technologies and innovations in agriculture.

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A new study identifies the key ways to keep up with India’s rising food demand while minimizing greenhouse gas emissions.

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Although the full impact of the earthquake is unknown at this time, CIMMYT would like to express condolences to all those affected throughout the country.

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A new study shows how wheat breeders can more efficiently increase yield and improve their selections by using modern genetic tools.

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Farmers in Pakistan that practice climate change adaptation strategies have higher food security levels and are less likely to live in poverty than those that don’t.

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Farmers in Pakistan are eagerly adopting a nutrient-enhanced wheat variety offering improved food security, higher incomes, health benefits and a delicious taste.

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In northwestern India, growing maize is being advocated as an alternative to rice to address resource degradation challenges such as declining water tables and climate change induced variability in rainfall and temperature.

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In an effort to stamp out hidden hunger, scientists are calling for support to make zinc-biofortification a core trait in the world’s largest wheat breeding program.

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A common platform through which data on genetic resources can be disseminated to both crop researchers and breeders can strengthen research communities.

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Tending her own crops gives Carolina Camacho insights into the challenges farmers face that she could never have learned in a classroom.

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A new review highlights the potential for biological control programs to lift a large number of people out of poverty and create greater returns for consumers and producers.

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WhileGM foods continue to be a topic of debate in much of the developed world, few studies have focused on consumers’ acceptance of GM food in developing countries.