Bangladesh
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Wheat blast screening and surveillance training in Bangladesh
Capacity development
Workshop participants learned how to use the latest in technology to identify and keep track of the deadly Wheat Blast disease.
Overcoming gender gaps in rural mechanization
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
A new publication details current gender gaps in rural mechanization in Bangladesh, and outlines plans to overcome these challenges.
Government officials learn about agricultural mechanization in Bangladesh
Capacity development
On December 10 2017,CIMMYT joined SAARC in celebrating the 33rd SAARC Charter Day.
Innovation leads South Asia’s new Green Revolution
Nutrition, health and food security
Leaders from across South Asia recently called for increased investment in conservation agriculture to protect future food systems across the region.
The keys to make seeder calibration easy
Capacity development
The Cereal Systems Initiative for South Asia (CSISA) is helping farmers in Bangladesh save money and time with the implementation of simple calibration keys.
New systems analysis tools help boost the sustainable intensification of agriculture in Bangladesh
Nutrition, health and food security
In South Asia, the population is growing and land area for agricultural expansion is extremely limited. Increasing the productivity of already farmed land is the best way to attain food security.
First blast resistant, biofortified wheat variety released in Bangladesh
Innovations
The first blast resistant wheat variety has been released in Bangladesh.
Scaling sustainable agriculture in South Asia
Climate adaptation and mitigation
A two-day regional policy dialogue on scaling conservation agriculture for sustainable intensification in South Asia was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh from September 8-9, 2017.
Three technologies that are changing agriculture in Bangladesh
Capacity development
In agrarian countries like Bangladesh, agriculture can serve as a powerful driving force to raise family incomes and the nation’s entire economy.
Asian scientists join cross-continental training to restrain wheat blast disease
Capacity development
Nine South Asia wheat researchers recently visited the Americas for training on measures to control a deadly and mysterious wheat blast disease.