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Kenyan government officials visit MLN screening facility
Capacity developmentMaize lethal necrosis (MLN) disease, which can cause up to 100 percent yield loss on farmers’ fields, is threatening this source of food and livelihoods for many in the country. Because of this, 40 county officials, including County Executive Committee (CEC) officials who are responsible for agriculture in Kenya’s devolved government structure, visited the CIMMYT MLN Screening Facility in Naivasha, Kenya on 5 August.
Synthetic wheat in China continues to flourish due to grassy species
Nutrition, health and food securityWheat is not a “rich man’s crop”
Nutrition, health and food securityWheat productivity must first increase in developing countries, where yield gaps continue to be unacceptably high.
Precision farming down under at the National Centre for Engineering in Agriculture
Capacity developmentCIMMYT scientists discuss the complementary nature of the two organizations in the areas of precision agriculture, field monitoring, smart technologies and remote sensing.
Why wheat matters
Climate adaptation and mitigationThe history of wheat is the history of civilization.