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Annual reports

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In its seventh year, WHEAT helped farmers grow nutritious, resilient and high-yielding wheat, through cutting-edge research and 50 new CGIAR-derived varieties.

Press releases

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A team of scientists has completed one of the largest genetic analyses ever done of any agricultural crop to find desirable traits in wheat’s extensive and unexplored diversity.

Press releases

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CGIAR centers join efforts on agronomy research and innovation initiative to support agricultural productivity growth in the global South.

In the media

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Source: World Grain (27 Aug 2020)

Experts from around the world will meet to discuss the most pressing challenges facing global wheat security.

Features

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Scientists assess the use of blockchain to track the impact of biofortified seeds.

News

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She will bring to CIMMYT many years of experience in wheat genetics, wheat genetic resources and wheat pre-breeding.

In the media

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Source: Seed Quest (6 Aug 2020)

Alliance will link with CIMMYT-coordinated Heat and Drought Wheat Improvement Consortium (HeDWIC).

Features

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CGIAR socio-economic researchers have developed a standardized set of farm household survey questions to improve dataset comparability over space and time.

Annual reports

Seeds of change

News

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CIMMYT’s work may begin with seeds, but our innovations support farmers at all stages of the value chain.

Features

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CIMMYT Scaling Advisor emphasizes importance of context and systemic thinking in how we do our research and implement projects.

In the media

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Source: Phys.org (16 Jun 2020)

CIMMYT and University of Cordoba studied 54 kinds of wheat to analyze response to high temperatures.

In the media

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Source: Ingredients Network (15 Jun 2020)

CIMMYT is part of a global effort to develop stress-resistant crops and partners with companies and farmers for the sustainable production of maize and wheat.

Post-Doctoral Fellow
Press releases

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Presentations, abstracts and posters of major conference about agricultural production in water-limited environments are available for free.