Government of Punjab (India)
You can grow wheat, rice with 40% less water-research shows
Innovations
Source: Daily Trust (23 May 2019)
CIMMYT researchers report a sub-surface drip fertigation system combined with conservation agriculture uses less water to produce the same wheat and rice yields.
Mexican Secretary of Agriculture joins new partners and longtime collaborators in Obregon
Nutrition, health and food security
Villalobos recognized the immense work ahead, but was optimistic that young scientists could carry on the legacy of Norman Borlaug.
Innovative irrigation promises “more crop per drop” for India’s water-stressed cereals
Climate adaptation and mitigation
A study demonstrates how rice and wheat can be grown using 40 percent less water.
New publications: Germplasm bank accessions add value to elite wheat lines
Nutrition, health and food security
For the first time ever, a research team of more than 40 scientists has genetically characterized values of exotics in hexaploid wheat.
Innovations for cross-continent collaborations
Innovations
Harinder Sidhu, Australian High Commissioner to India, visits Borlaug Institute for South Asia and climate-smart village.