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FAO and CIMMYT team up to boost traditional nutrient-rich, climate-resilient crops and healthy soils to enhance diet quality for today and tomorrow.

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CIMMYT proposes actions to respond to the deteriorating food crisis catalyzed by the ongoing civil war in Sudan.

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The Novo Nordisk Foundation has awarded a grant of up to USD 21.1 million to CIMMYT for a groundbreaking initiative to mitigate the environmental impact of agriculture, by developing new wheat varieties that are capable of reducing agriculture’s nitrogen footprint. The CropSustaiN initiative could have sweeping implications for global food security and environmental sustainability.

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The award addresses food insecurity and acknowledges projects that prioritize the care of the country’s agrifood systems.

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The award recognizes Joshi’s outstanding contribution to wheat improvement in India.

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Climate change: fungal disease endangers wheat production.

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Two world-class research-for-development centers will work to raise food production and livelihoods in croplands where water is the defining constraint.

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The Jeanie Borlaug Laube Women in Triticum (WIT) Award honors outstanding early-career scientists engaged in wheat research.

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Agreement builds on successful partnership in southern and eastern Africa.

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Honor recognizes improvement in the nutritional content of wheat.

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GRP and CIMMYT signed up cooperation framework at Borlaug Dialogue organized by the World Food Prize Foundation.

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Should mineral fertilizer use be increased in sub-Saharan Africa? A team of African and European agronomists* provide a nuanced response to this question in an article published in Outlook on Agriculture. Their analysis is based on a review of the existing scientific literature and on years of field experience in sub-Saharan Africa.

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The annual award recognizes outstanding achievements and contributions by scientists, engineers, or other professionals in the agricultural, environmental, or food sectors to the advancement of science through communication in public policy fields.

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HeDWIC and FFAR awarded grants to five wheat research projects in 2022 to protect the crop from climate change and other threats.