CGIAR

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Press releases

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Regional CGIAR Initiative will improve the livelihoods of farmers, and the resilience and competitiveness of agrifood systems, in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Blogs

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Afghan farmers need varieties with improved traits such as heat and drought resilience, incorporating functional variation from existing landrace collections.

News

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CIMMYT is offering a new improved maize hybrid to partners, to scale up production for farmers in the region.

Publications

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A team of researchers activates vegetative storage proteins in maize leaves, to stockpile nitrogen reserves for release when plants are hit by drought.

News

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Ephrame Havazvidi served on the WHEAT Independent Steering Committee from 2015-2021 and was a prominent plant breeder and crop expert.

Features

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Faced with dramatic biodiversity loss and a growing population, should farmers “share” or “spare” land? Agricultural scientists weigh in, yielding a new perspective.

News

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During two-day visit, CGIAR managing director and regional director deepen their understanding of CIMMYT’s research and impact.

In the media

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Source: The Guardian (12 Jun 2022)

CIMMYT scientists are using the biodiversity of forgotten wheat varieties from across the world to find those with heat- and drought-tolerant traits.

News

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Scientists, research technicians and data managers learn functionalities and applications of EBS during in-person training in Nairobi.

Publications

tag icon Environmental health and biodiversity

Multiple studies show conventional farming practices degrade soils, deplete aquifers and feed rampant greenhouse gas emissions.

Publications

tag icon Environmental health and biodiversity

Genomic selection is a promising tool to select for spot blotch resistance and index-based selection to select for spot blotch resistance, heading and plant height.

Publications

tag icon Environmental health and biodiversity

Researchers use genome-wide association mapping approach to identify new regions with resistance to the disease.

Blogs

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Urgent action is required to mitigate effects of temperature extremes in South Asia, which threaten wheat production and human health.