October 8, 2019

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Winners of 2019 Maizde Youth Innovators Awards, Latin America announced - Seven young farmers, researchers and activists are advancing change, innovation and research in their communities

Microsatellite data can help double the impact of agricultural interventions

October 4, 2019

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Saving the giant - CIMMYT scientists engage to preserve the Jala maize landrace, famous for producing the longest maize ears in the world

September 23, 2019

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Large-scale genomics will improve the yield, climate-resilience, and quality of bread wheat, new study shows - Scientists identified significant new chromosomal regions for wheat yield and disease resistance, which will speed up global breeding efforts

September 19, 2019

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Smallholder farmers’ multi-front strategy combats rapidly evolving wheat rust in Ethiopia - Researchers found farmers who increased both the area growing resistant varieties and the number of wheat varieties grown per season saw the biggest yield increases

September 18, 2019

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Collaborative product profiling captures farmers’ demand for greater impact - A demand-driven, multi-lens approach ensures the best maize varieties are available to seed companies and farmers

September 13, 2019

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Back from the brink of extinction - Visiting scientist Roi Ben-David discusses Israel’s exotic germplasm gap and ongoing efforts to restore the country’s lost wheat landrace collections.

Ethiopian policymakers consider wider use of DNA fingerprinting - This tool allows to identify varieties used by farmers and to track the adoption and impact of improved crops

September 12, 2019

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Seed production innovations, conservation agriculture and partnerships are key for Africa’s food security - Partner field days in Kenya presented sustainable solutions to crop threats and innovations in seed and agronomy

September 11, 2019

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Ethiopian maize breeders will directly apply knowledge gained from training - Stress Tolerant Maize for Africa project training focused on latest developments in maize research and data collection

September 9, 2019

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Scientists set to release stem rust resistant wheat varieties in Kenya (Xinhua)

September 4, 2019

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CIMMYT and Indonesia’s agricultural research agency renew collaboration

September 3, 2019

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Genome editing, gene drives, and synthetic biology: Will they contribute to disease-resistant crops, and who will benefit? New paper outlines potential uses of genetic engineering technologies to address problems that affect resource-poor farmers and consumers

Extensive use of wild grass-derived “synthetic hexaploid wheat” adds diversity and resilience to modern bread wheat - New study shows that improved bread wheat varieties obtained from crosses of durum wheat and goat grass are helping to ensure the crop’s future

CIMMYT research at the forefront of the digital revolution in African agriculture - New leaflet highlights digital innovations for Africa as researchers share insights at the African Green Revolution Forum 2019

September 2, 2019

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Embrapa lança seis tecnologias e firma parcerias na Expointer

Remembering Max Alcalá, who led CIMMYT’s wheat international nurseries - He was instrumental in preparing and distributing nursery results, which are still used by breeders

August 23, 2019

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Scientists use DNA fingerprinting to gauge the spread of modern wheat in Afghanistan - New study finds that wheat farmers often do not accurately identify their varieties

August 22, 2019

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CIMMYT entomologist strengthens native resistance in maize against fall armyworm and equips farmers with pest control measures

August 21, 2019

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Nepal’s seed sector partners join forces to realize the National Seed Vision 2013-2025 - Halfway into Nepal’s 12-year plan to boost seed systems, partners review progress and plan the best way to meet targets

August 13, 2019

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Using the MARPLE kit to diagnose wheat rust in Ethiopia - The mobile kit will allow Ethiopia to quickly identify wheat rust strains in 48 hours, instead of sending samples to labs abroad

New drought monitoring system will reduce climate risks for South Asian farmers - After Afghanistan, Nepal, and Pakistan, the Regional Drought Monitoring and Outlook System extends its coverage to Bangladesh

August 12, 2019

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Warmer night temperatures reduce wheat yields in Mexico, scientists say - International gathering highlights cutting edge efforts to improve yields, nutrition, and climate change resilience of a globally vital staple food

Happy Seeder can reduce air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions while making profits for farmers

August 7, 2019

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CGIAR Research Program on Maize (MAIZE) Annual Report 2018

CGIAR Research Program on Wheat (WHEAT) Annual Report 2018

August 6, 2019

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New CIMMYT pre-commercial hybrids available from Asia maize breeding programs - CIMMYT is offering a new set of improved maize hybrids to partners in South and South East Asia and similar agro-ecological zones, to scale up production for farmers in these areas

July 26, 2019

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The new challenges of wheat improvement - In an interview for BBC Newsday, CIMMYT senior scientist Velu Govindan spoke of today's challenges for wheat breeders

July 23, 2019

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New manual provides quantitative approach to drought stress phenotyping

India honors CIMMYT climate-smart farming expert - M.L. Jat received the Rafi Ahmed Kidwai Award for outstanding and impact-oriented research contributions in natural resource management and agricultural engineering