Wheat
Scientists confirm value of whole grains and wheat for nutrition and health
Nutrition, health and food security
New Publications: Goat grass gives wheat breeders an edge
Innovations
A new commentary published today in Nature Plants highlights the importance of an ancient grass species for wheat breeding.
Are you a wizard or a prophet?
Nutrition, health and food security
New book highlights our relationship with nature and humanity’s future and tackles the age-old question: Can we control nature or are we, like all other species, bound by its laws?
Women are the foundation for change in rural Ethiopia
Gender equality, youth and social inclusion
Community conversations, a human-centered approach, puts people in charge of their own development in maize-based communities in Ethiopia.
Governments must raise, not cut, funding for food security
Nutrition, health and food security
Source: Financial Times (7 Nov 2017)
Research into future-proof crops is needed to combat hunger, conflict and migration.
Leading nutritionist cites whole grains as critical for better nutrition and health
Nutrition, health and food security
People who eat whole grain foods have a lower risk of almost all chronic diseases and are less likely to gain weight as they age, according to nutritionist Julie Miller Jones.
Farmers in Pakistan benefit from new zinc-enriched high-yielding wheat
Nutrition, health and food security
Farmers in Pakistan are eagerly adopting a nutrient-enhanced wheat variety offering improved food security, higher incomes, health benefits and a delicious taste.
Breaking Ground: Bhoja Basnet sets sights on increasing wheat yield potential through hybrid seeds
Innovations
Scientist Bhoja Raj Basnet shares his journey from Nepal to Mexico where he joined CIMMYT as a postdoctoral fellow working in the bread wheat improvement program.
Harnessing medical technology and global partnerships to drive gains in food crop productivity
Innovations
Global research networks must overcome nationalist and protectionist tendencies to provide technology advances the world urgently needs.
Wheat rust poses food security risk for global poor, says DFID’s Priti Patel
Nutrition, health and food security
Wheat rust monitoring efforts are not only keeping the fast-spreading disease in check, but are deployed to manage other crop diseases, said a scientist at a scientific meeting in London.
CIMMYT museum highlights cultural aspects of maize and wheat
Capacity development
A new museum in Mexico provides historical background and context for scientific research into maize and wheat, emphasizing agricultural achievements in the developing world.
