wheat demand
The world’s future wheat will need to withstand the climate crisis
Climate adaptation and mitigation
Source: Quartz (20 Sep 2023)
As hotter temperatures and drought become the norm in places used to growing wheat, CIMMYT is working to face new and ongoing challenges to develop a more climate resilient wheat.
Brazil moves towards wheat self-sufficiency and seeks expansion in the global market
Capacity development
Source: Brazilian Farmers (21 Jul 2023)
Brazil, which ranks among the top wheat importers, is on track to achieve self-sufficiency in wheat production with the succesful implementation of wheat strains from the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT).
Tackling wheat price rises instigated by conflict
Nutrition, health and food security
Reduced wheat exports from Russia and Ukraine are causing an increase in price rises in countries where food security is already a concern.
Leading Norwich plant scientists call for action to mitigate food crisis
Nutrition, health and food security
Source: Eastern Daily Press (15 Oct 2022)
A tiered approach is needed to tackle food crises and wheat shortages triggered by the Ukraine-Russia crisis.
Multiple breadbasket failures: Nations must address looming food emergencies
Nutrition, health and food security
Source: The Boston Globe (28 Mar 2022)
The war in Ukraine, coupled with weather-related disruptions in the world’s major grain-producing regions, could unleash unbearable humanitarian consequences, civil unrest, and major financial losses worldwide, says Bram Govaerts.
Another food crisis?
Nutrition, health and food security
The Russia-Ukraine conflict will cause massive disruptions to global wheat supply and food security. Agricultural research investments are the basis of resilient agri-food systems and a food-secure future.
Workshop introduces new wheat farmer support project in Ethiopia
Capacity development
The ADAPT-Wheat initiative will help small and medium-size wheat farmers in Ethiopia’s Awash Valley through pilot technologies and farming practices.
City dwellers in Africa and Asia increasingly choose wheat, research shows
Nutrition, health and food security
The developing world’s appetite for wheat is growing swiftly, driven in part by rising incomes, rapid urbanization and the expansion of families where both spouses work outside the house.