Wheat-rye crosses provide control for deadly sap-sucking aphid
ICARDA and CIMMYT find genetic resistance to Russian wheat aphid, to boost harvests and reduce risks for health and the environmental.
View ArticleMutating diseases drive wheat variety turnover in Ethiopia, new study shows
Farmers need a range of wheat varieties with genetically complex disease resistance.
View ArticleNew wheat gene map will speed breeding and help secure grain supplies
A new, annotated reference genome for wheat was reported in Science magazine and the BBC.
View ArticleResearchers find “hotspot” regions in the wheat genome for high zinc content
Findings published in "Nature Scientific Reports" will improve access to more nutritious wheat.
View Article2018 Agricultural Innovation Program meeting: CIMMYT and partners’...
Better seed and innovative crop management can make Pakistan farming more productive, participants said.
View ArticleThe 2017 annual report of the Wheat Initiative: Achievements and transformation
Read about changes in executive leadership, hosting arrangements, structure, and operational plans, as well as exciting science outcomes.
View ArticleInspiring millennials to focus on food security: The power of mentorship
Plant Microbiologist Tessa Mahmoudi shares her experience as a 2012 World Food Prize Borlaug-Ruan summer intern.
View ArticleGlobal study paves the way for developing gender-transformative interventions
ICARDA has contributed 10 case studies to GENNOVATE, focusing on gender norms and agency around innovations in diverse smallholder cropping and livestock systems in India, Morocco, and Uzbekistan, and...
View ArticlePakistan wheat seed makeover: More productive, resilient varieties for...
Pakistan's Agricultural Innovation Program ships more than 70 tons of seed of high-yield disease-resistant wheat to 3,000 smallholder farmers.
View ArticleThe saving grace of a hefty investment
Young Bangladesh farmer purchases a reaper and saves time, money and dignity, while helping others.
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