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Greenhouse upgrades at BWMRI for wheat blast research
Capacity developmentThe developments will create capacity for national and international research and improve processes for disease screening in wheat.
Strengthening capacity and building national and regional partnerships in the seed sector
Capacity developmentCIMMYT and its partners provide training on hybrid maize seeds to value chain actors from South Asia.
Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) project enters Phase 4.0
Capacity developmentA renewed three-and-a-half-year commitment in India to strengthen gains made in mainstreaming innovations and agri-extension research in national systems, with emphasis on institutionalizing research delivery systems and cross-learning opportunities.
Cereal seed systems
Capacity developmentDiscover how CIMMYT scientists support getting new improved seeds to farmers fields, faster.
Pilot of new wheat variety improves yield for farmers in Ethiopia
Capacity developmentFarmers in Ethiopia’s lowlands trialed usage of the Kingbird wheat variety, with promising results for improved yield and increased income.
Growing confidence in the maize business
Capacity developmentAgricultural businesses are investing in maize to reduce Nepal’s reliance on imports of the crop and to improve the experiences of farmers.
Can digital agricultural services boost Ethiopia’s durum wheat production?
Capacity developmentValue chain stakeholders united to review the status of durum wheat production and marketing in Ethiopia and the prospective role of digital agricultural services.
Novel technology to reduce the complexity of maize seed production and increase maize hybrid yields in farmer’s fields
Capacity developmentCollaborative field evaluations reveal promising results for sub-Saharan Africa’s low input maize farming systems and commercial seed production.
Former director general Timothy Reeves included in Queen’s Birthday Honours List
Capacity developmentReeves has been appointed a Member (AM) of the Order of Australia for significant service to sustainable agriculture research and production.
Researchers use storytelling to evaluate women’s agency in agricultural production
Capacity developmentA study in India highlights who does what in wheat farming to support the design of gender-responsive interventions in the region.
Wheat improvement: Food security in a changing climate
Capacity developmentNew textbook covers all aspects of wheat improvement, as well as rapidly evolving technologies and their potential to accelerate genetic gains and adaptation.
It is time to invest in the future of Afghanistan’s wheat system
Capacity developmentAfghan farmers need varieties with improved traits such as heat and drought resilience, incorporating functional variation from existing landrace collections.
Researchers in East Africa add the Enterprise Breeding System to their work tools
Capacity developmentScientists, research technicians and data managers learn functionalities and applications of EBS during in-person training in Nairobi.
In memory of Zhuang Qiaosheng
Capacity developmentWheat breeder and former CIMMYT Board of Trustees member Zhuang Qiaosheng passed away at the age of 105.
MARPLE reaches South Asia
Capacity developmentNepali researchers get trained on rapid diagnostics tool and get ready to monitor yellow rust in the 2022/23 wheat season.