Wheat
Best of 2020: Our favorite videos
Innovations
Kick back, press play and enjoy some of our favorite videos of the year.
Matching seed to farmer
Climate adaptation and mitigation
New research establishes three new definitions for targeting wheat varieties in India and validates effectiveness of testing in Obregon, Mexico.
Progress and opportunities for CIMMYT spring wheat breeding
Innovations
Scientists in the Accelerating Genetic Gains in Maize and Wheat for Improved Livelihoods (AGG) project share history and latest results at annual wheat research gathering.
“CIMMYT is at my heart”
Capacity development
Global Wheat Program director Hans Braun retires, leaving behind a legacy of strong leadership and wheat for millions.
Scientific opportunities and challenges
Capacity development
First meetings of the AGG Science and Technical Steering Committees generate insights and recommendations for optimizing breeding schemes.
International Whole Grain Day 2020
Nutrition, health and food security
Celebrating whole grains as an integral part of healthy, sustainable — and delicious — diets.
The Cereal Serial: What are whole grains and why do they matter?
Nutrition, health and food security
CIMMYT maize and wheat quality experts explain the importance of whole grains for healthy diets.
Wheat disease common to South America jumps to Africa
Environmental health and biodiversity
Source: SciDev.Net (3 Nov 2020)
Wheat blast is a serious threat to wheat production and can lead to yield losses of up to 100 percent.
Crop Modeling community of practice
Capacity development
Improving global coordination of crop modeling efforts.
International Wheat Yield Partnership launches European Winter Wheat Hub
Climate adaptation and mitigation
New hub will ensure that cutting-edge discoveries are rapidly available to the global wheat breeding community.
World Food Day 2020: Nourishing food systems
Climate adaptation and mitigation
We need to make sure our food systems grow a variety of food to nourish a growing population and sustain the planet.
An exciting time for wheat research: Incoming director highlights CIMMYT wheat breeding innovations
Nutrition, health and food security
Alison Bentley introduces herself and CIMMYT’s innovative wheat research at the BGRI Technical Workshop.