New sustainable agriculture initiative targets India’s second most populous state
July 6, 2017A new project is bringing sustainable technologies and practices to one-thousand villages in Maharashtra, India.
Bhutan and Bangladesh join forces to combat threat of rust diseases
June 22, 2016For the first time, Bhutan and Bangladesh are collaborating on evaluating Bangladeshi wheat lines for resistance to yellow and leaf rusts.
CIMMYT delivers technology to public and private partners in Nepal
May 23, 2016Farmers in Nepal are benefiting from the work done by the Cereal Systems Initiative of South Asia (CSISA).
Combating malnutrition: a new zinc-rich variety of wheat
April 4, 2016New high-zinc varieties of wheat can help improve diets in some parts of India, scientists V.K. Mishra, Ramash Chand and Arun Joshi write in The Indian Express newspaper.
CSISA wheat breeders plan for future gains in South Asia
October 19, 2015Participants from four south Asian countries attended CSISA’s annual review meeting at Karnal, India. Photo: Bal Kishan Bhonsle The growing interest of national agriculture research system (NARS) of S …
CIMMYT helps the Seed Entrepreneurs’ Association of Nepal devise its organizational strategy
October 5, 2015In response to the interest expressed by the Seed Entrepreneurs’ Association of Nepal (SEAN), CIMMYT-Nepal organized a meeting with SEAN and the Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC) on 29 July 2 …
Bhutan releases its first winter wheat variety
September 21, 2015In Bhutan, wheat is an important cereal for farmers at high altitudes, where its area of cultivation is considerable. However, in recent years, the winter wheat area has declined owing to numerous cir …
CIMMYT identifies Nepalese communities to feature in global gender study
June 22, 2015A workshop to select case studies in Nepal for the Global Study on Gender Norms and Capacities for Agricultural Innovation was hosted by CIMMYT on 3 June 2015. This was the first meeting held by CIMMY …
The perilous life of aphids fascinates South Asian crop scientists
January 27, 2015Among the world’s most destructive and hated crop pests, the sap-sucking insects known as aphids are engaged in dramatic evolutionary battles with predators that include wasps whose larvae hatch and p …
6th CSISA wheat breeding meeting reviews gains in South Asia
September 17, 2014On 11-12 September, 61 scientists from Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal convened in Kathmandu, Nepal, for the 6th Wheat Breeding Review Meeting of the Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSIS …
Bhutan releases new wheat varieties after a gap of 20 years
August 29, 2014Wheat is currently considered a secondary cereal in Bhutan because it is grown over an area of only 5,540 acres. However, its contribution to the Bhutanese farming system in terms of food and other re …