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Partners invited to apply for allocation of second set of new CIMMYT pre-commercial hybrids
National agricultural research systems and seed companies are invited to apply for the allocation of pre-commercial hybrids, after which they will be able to register, produce and offer the improved seed to farming communities.
Breaking Ground: Carolina Sansaloni explores and unlocks genetic potential from wheat genebanks
Innovations
Carolina Sansaloni’s passion for genetics began when she was at university in Argentina, an interest that grew as she moved on to receive her master’s and doctoral degrees in molecular biology.
Water-saving maize holds potential to boost farmer resilience to climate change in Pakistan
Climate adaptation and mitigation
New varieties of white maize in Pakistan have the potential to both quadruple savings of irrigation water and double crop yields for farmers.
Breaking Ground: Scientist Deepmala Sehgal on the trail of novel wheat diversity
Innovations
Molecular analysis research by Deepmala Sehgal has led to the discovery of novel genes for yield, disease resistance and climate resilience in previously little-used wheat genetic resources.
Surface water irrigation has the potential to boost cereal productivity in Bangladesh
Innovations
For the first time, researchers have mapped rivers and freshwater canals in southern Bangladesh using geospatial tools.
Breaking Ground: Jiafa Chen on improving maize and building partnerships
Nutrition, health and food security
Jiafa Chen has helped identify new genetic resources that have been used in breeding new maize varieties that withstand environmental and biological stresses.
New Publications: Africa’s future cereal production
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Cereal yields in sub-Saharan Africa must increase to 80 percent of their potential by 2050 to meet the enormous increase in demand for food.
Participatory scaling of climate-smart agriculture
Capacity development
A recap of climate smart agriculture in Bihar, India through 2016.
Harnessing medical technology and global partnerships to drive gains in food crop productivity
Innovations
Global research networks must overcome nationalist and protectionist tendencies to provide technology advances the world urgently needs.
Engaging youth: beyond the buzzword
Capacity development
Researchers are seeking to re-engage rural youth who are increasingly abandoning agriculture to work in cities, raising the question who will grow our food in the future?
Improved maize offers new economic opportunity to Kenyan family
Innovations
Improved maize varieties offer new economic opportunity to families in Kenya.
Can sub-Saharan Africa meet its future cereal food requirement?
Nutrition, health and food security
To satisfy the enormous increase in demand for food in sub-Saharan Africa by 2050, cereal yields must increase to 80 percent of their potential.
New Publications: Rise of micro-satellites offers cost-effective way to collect data on smallholder farms
Innovations
Micro-satellites are emerging as an effective low-cost option to collecting data like sow date and yields on small farms across the developing world.
Maize seed and training aim to reduce aid dependency in Haiti
Capacity development
The Haiti Mayi project aims to kick-start a local seed sector, keep famine at bay, end dependence on international aid and reduce imports.
Wheat rust poses food security risk for global poor, says DFID’s Priti Patel
Nutrition, health and food security
Wheat rust monitoring efforts are not only keeping the fast-spreading disease in check, but are deployed to manage other crop diseases, said a scientist at a scientific meeting in London.
