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SUPER WOMAN: Evangelina Villegas developed transformative quality-protein maize
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
SUPER WOMAN: Paula Kantor engages men to support gender progress
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
SUPER WOMAN: Jeanie Borlaug Laube unites global wheat community
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Super woman: Rosalind Morris an “outstanding wheat cytogeneticist”
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
She conducted genetic studies with worldwide importance in explaining wheat genetics.
SUPER WOMAN: Nobel winner Barbara McClintock discovered “jumping genes”
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
SUPER WOMAN: Julie Miller Jones dispels myths that wheat protein is unhealthy
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
A nutritionist outspoken about the negative consequences of gluten-free diets, shares her views.
SUPER WOMAN: Jane Ininda “priceless gem” to maize development in Africa
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
SUPER WOMAN: Suchismita Mondal develops climate change resilient wheat
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Suchismita Mondal was inspired by the humble flour tortilla to take up a career as an international wheat breeder.
SUPER WOMAN: Dolores Robles González spurs farmers to adopt conservation agriculture
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
SUPER WOMAN: Diane Holdorf promotes sustainability to support smallholders
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
SUPER WOMAN: Jessica Rutkoski conquers math demons, finds success as wheat breeder
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
In high school, Jessica Rutkoski was similar to many girls who suffer from the tedium and complexity of high school arithmetic – she avoided it.
SUPER WOMAN: Julieta Salazar boosts nutritional profile of maize in Guatemala
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Seeds for needs in Malawi
Climate adaptation and mitigation
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Government of Malawi launched five projects on food security, fisheries and environment.
CIMMYT remembers vital legacy of gender specialist Paula Kantor
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
CIMMYT is sad to announce the tragic death of our friend and respected colleague, gender and development specialist Paula Kantor.
“First Lady of Wheat” in Mexico to celebrate her father, Norman Borlaug
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
The late wheat breeder Norman Borlaug was so dedicated to his work that he was away from home 80 percent of the time, either travelling or in the field, recalls his daughter, Jeanie Borlaug Laube.
