Borlaug Global Rust Initiative (BGRI)
2024 WIT Award nominations now open from Borlaug Global Rust Initiative
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionThe Jeanie Borlaug Laube Women in Triticum (WIT) Award honors outstanding early-career scientists engaged in wheat research.
2023 Women In Triticum (WIT) Award Winners Announced
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionThe Borlaug Global Rust Initiative (BGRI) is pleased to announce the 2023 Jeanie Borlaug Laube Women in Triticum (WIT) Early Career and Mentor awardees, recognizing excellence in science and leadership for a wheat-secure future.
How a new generation of women are changing wheat science
Gender equality, youth and social inclusionOver the past 12 years, the Jeanie Borlaug Laube Women in Triticum award has supported 66 early-career women scientists as they build a stronger, more inclusive community of wheat scholars fighting hunger worldwide.
Winner of BGRI Gene Stewardship Award announced
Environmental health and biodiversityA research team in Mexico has been awarded the BGRI Gene Stewardship Award for their groundbreaking work on wheat breeding.
Singh receives lifetime award for wheat breeding successes
Environmental health and biodiversitySource: World Grain (11 Nov 2021)
Ravi Singh, head of global wheat improvement at CIMMYT, received the 2021 Borlaug Global Rust Initiative Lifetime Achievement Award.
CIMMYT, AGG wheat experts share latest discoveries at BGRI Technical Workshop
Climate adaptation and mitigationCIMMYT scientists recently joined peers in the international wheat research community to share latest findings, offer updates, and raise compelling questions at the 2021 Borlaug Global Rust Initiative Technical Workshop.
Ravi Singh earns Lifetime Achievement award from BGRI
Environmental health and biodiversityRenowned CIMMYT plant breeder recognized for elite wheat varieties that reduced the risk of a global pandemic and now feed hundreds of millions of people around the world.
The global network safeguarding the world’s wheat
Climate adaptation and mitigationInteractive map illustrates impacts of BGRI’s 15 years of collaboration for disease- and climate-resilient wheat.
“Let there be food to eat”
Capacity developmentLongtime CIMMYT collaborator Ruth Wanyera nears retirement from an honorable and decorated career in wheat research.
Progress and opportunities for CIMMYT spring wheat breeding
InnovationsScientists in the Accelerating Genetic Gains in Maize and Wheat for Improved Livelihoods (AGG) project share history and latest results at annual wheat research gathering.
“CIMMYT is at my heart”
Capacity developmentGlobal Wheat Program director Hans Braun retires, leaving behind a legacy of strong leadership and wheat for millions.
An exciting time for wheat research: Incoming director highlights CIMMYT wheat breeding innovations
Nutrition, health and food securityAlison Bentley introduces herself and CIMMYT’s innovative wheat research at the BGRI Technical Workshop.
Hans Braun receives prestigious Norman Borlaug Award for Lifetime Achievement in Wheat Research
Nutrition, health and food securityThe award honors four individuals who have been integral to the Borlaug Global Rust Initiative.
Scientists find genomic regions associated with wheat blast resistance in CIMMYT nurseries
Environmental health and biodiversityGenomic-wide association study evaluated samples from Bolivia and Bangladesh for blast-resistant genes.