Foundation for Food & Agricultural Research (FFAR)

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Publications

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

The goals for breeding new crops have been changed by the rising demands for climate-ready crops, originating from the urgent need to adapt to climate change.

Press releases

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

Register for an online webinar as part of COP27 to learn about the role of genebanks in building climate-resilient supply chains.

In the media

tag icon Environmental health and biodiversity

Source: Ghana Business News (2 Nov 2022)

A field day in Ghana organized by the AGG project supports farmers to adopt maize varieties with tolerance to stress.

News

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

Projects

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News

tag icon Nutrition, health and food security

Achievements and next steps discussed at the review meeting in Nairobi, Kenya.

News

tag icon Climate adaptation and mitigation

SAWBAR bestowed the Sh. VS Mathur Memorial Award 2022 upon CIMMYT scientist Ravi Singh for his pioneering work to enhance wheat productivity in India.

Publications

tag icon Environmental health and biodiversity

Genetic analysis of the Afghan wheat landrace KU3067 reveals resistance to leaf rust and stripe rust, which can be used to develop further disease-resistant wheat varieties.

News

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

News

tag icon Capacity development

A study in India highlights who does what in wheat farming to support the design of gender-responsive interventions in the region.

Publications

tag icon Capacity development

New textbook covers all aspects of wheat improvement, as well as rapidly evolving technologies and their potential to accelerate genetic gains and adaptation.

News

tag icon Innovations

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

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.

News

tag icon Innovations

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