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Blogs 9 Oct 2014

Wheat area expansion faces a headwind requiring increased spending on R&D to raise yields

Climate adaptation and mitigation

Over the last 50 years big increases in agricultural production have come through improved yields. Since 1990, wheat is the only major crop to experience an overall decline in area.

Blogs 25 Sep 2014

Will yield increases continue to feed the world? The case for wheat

Innovations

Wheat, being produced equally in developing and developed countries, is the top global source of calories and the top traded food grain, a position it is unlikely to lose.

News 18 Jul 2014

Boosting productivity of smallholder farms in Nepal, India and Bangladesh

Capacity development

News 18 Jul 2014

SIMLESA Phase II up and running

Capacity development

News 1 Jul 2014

Farmers in southern Africa reap benefits of conservation agriculture

Innovations

News 1 Jul 2014

Hidden factors contribute to food insecurity in female-headed households

Gender equality, youth and social inclusion

News 24 Jun 2014

First SRFSI strategic planning meeting

Capacity development

News 23 Jun 2014

Workshop gives agronomists tips on writing for scientific journals

Capacity development

News 10 Jun 2014

Afghan researchers learn the essentials of wheat rust management

Capacity development

Features 3 Jun 2014

Crop yields and global food security: will yield increase continue to feed the world?

Innovations

News 30 May 2014

Adoption Pathways project strengthens partnership with Kenya’s Egerton University

Capacity development

News 9 May 2014

Supporting sustainable intensification by tracking farmers’ adoption patterns

Capacity development

News 8 May 2014

Ethiopian officials praise CIMMYT program on eve of second phase

Innovations

News 10 Mar 2014

Development officer promotes SIMLESA Project

Innovations

News 3 Feb 2014

Machinery book published in Bangladesh

Capacity development