The Mexico-based International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT) has warned wheat growing farmers in Pakistan to keep a close eye on the spread of yellow rust disease which might evolve in new forms.
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Nutrition, health and food security
Farmers in Pakistan are eagerly adopting a nutrient-enhanced wheat variety offering improved food security, higher incomes, health benefits and a delicious taste.
Capacity development
The Indonesian Agency for Agricultural Research and Development (IAARD) signed a memorandum of understanding with CIMMYT to reaffirm their research partnership for maize and wheat improvement.
Nutrition, health and food security
The Green Revolution saved millions of lives across Asia and led to CIMMYT’s Norman Borlaug receiving the Nobel Peace Prize.
