Past Events from October 22, 2019 – June 5, 2020 – Page 8 – CIMMYT Past Events from October 22, 2019 – June 5, 2020 – Page 8 – CIMMYT

Wheat Diversity & Human health

Elite World İstanbul Hotel Kocatepe Mahallesi, Şehit Muhtar Mh., Şehit Muhtar Caddesi No:42, Beyoğlu/İstanbul, Turkey

The conference will bring together wheat researchers and the human health community to exchange information and discuss strategies for improving the health benefits of wheat by exploiting diverse genetic resources, modern breeding and genomics, and sustainable production and processing technologies.

$175 – $400

African Plant Breeders Association (APBA) conference

University of Ghana Department of Economics, Legon, Accra, Ghana

The first APBA conference will discuss advances in classical breeding and application of modern breeding tools for food and nutrition security in Africa.

$50 – $150

Conservation Agriculture: Gateway for Sustainable Intensification of Smallholder Systems

CIMMYT India G2, B Block, National Agricultural Science Centre Complex (NASC), Dev Prakash Shastri Marg, New Delhi, India

Participants will develop enhanced understanding on the locally adapted conservation agriculture-based sustainable intensification principles and practices, application of new tools and techniques, and how to scale appropriate conservation agriculture machinery for diverse production systems, agro-ecologies and farm typologies.

$4,300

CIMMYT at COP25

IFEMA Avda. del Partenón, 5 Madrid España / Spain, Madrid, Madrid, Spain

Jelle Van Loon will participate in two sessions of the UN Climate Change conference in Madrid.

Basic Wheat Improvement Course 2020 — Remote

CIMMYT HQ Carretera México-Veracruz Km. 45, El Batán, Texcoco, Mexico

A unique, hands-on professional development opportunity for early career scientists.

$10,500

Strike Two Summit – Chain Management

Deloitte Amsterdam Deloitte Amsterdam Gustav Mahlerlaan 2970, Amsterdam, Netherlands

The food transition needs chain-broad governance. How to align consumers and farmers and everything in between? The closing event of the summit brings the insights from consumers and farmers together to address chain-wide issues.

24th Biannual International Plant Resistance to Insects (IPRI) Workshop

CIMMYT HQ Carretera México-Veracruz Km. 45, El Batán, Texcoco, Mexico

Damage from insects and other arthropods costs farmers and consumers many millions of dollars annually. Host-plant resistance is one management tool that can be and has been used to limit damage and loss from pest arthropods. The International Plant Resistance to Insects working group is an affiliation of researchers and practitioners that are advancing the […]

$600

Interdrought 2020 – IMPORTANT NOTICE

Barceló México Reforma hotel Av. Paseo de la Reforma 1, Tabacalera, Ciudad de México, CDMX, Mexico

Congress on plant production in water-limited environments.

US$500 – US$800

Obregon Visitors’ week and field day – CANCELED

Campo Experimental Norman E. Borlaug (CENEB) Calle Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, Km. 12 entre 800 y 900, Cd. Obregon, Sonora, Mexico

Important notice - March 6, 2020: Due to the risk presented by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), CIMMYT has decided to cancel the field day on March 16 and other events planned for March 17 in Ciudad Obregón, Sonora, Mexico. If you had arranged side meetings with any of our scientists, please contact them directly to […]

Free

The art and science of scaling impact for smallholder agriculture – POSTPONED

CIMMYT HQ Carretera México-Veracruz Km. 45, El Batán, Texcoco, Mexico

The conference will bring together representatives from the donor, implementation and research communities to share lessons learned, discuss mainstreaming, and strengthen the network of experts in scaling, agriculture and rural development.

Generation Equality Forum – POSTPONED

A global public conversation for urgent action and accountability for gender equality, the Forum will kick off in Mexico City (7–8 May 2020) and culminate in Paris (7–10 July 2020).