The International Wheat Yield Partnership announces 2019/20 Annual ReportDate: January 6, 2021
Five years after initiating its Science Program, IWYP has grown in response to need and exciting results continue to emerge, highlighted here in the Annual Report.
Solving South Asia’s sustainability issues will require a systems approach to crop managementDate: January 4, 2021
New research shows that a portfolio of crop management practices can boost productivity while minimizing harm to the environment.
Longtime WHEAT collaborator Linda McCandless earns honors from Borlaug Global Rust InitiativeDate: December 18, 2020
Award recognizes farmer advocate, storyteller and close partner.
10 Lessons from WHEAT in 2020Date: December 16, 2020
Check out 10 major WHEAT take-aways from 2020. Happy Holidays!
University of Sydney connection delivers past, present and future wheat at CIMMYTDate: December 16, 2020
CIMMYT-University of Sydney connections are strong and growing.
Agriculture for Peace: A call to action to avert a global food crisisDate: December 15, 2020
CIMMYT, the Government of Mexico and the Nobel Peace Center celebrate the 50-year anniversary of Norman Borlaug’s Nobel Peace Prize.
“Happy Seeder” saves farmers money over burning straw, new study in India showsDate: December 15, 2020
Authors conclude that no-till, no-burn practices can cut severe pollution in northern India and that they merit strong policy support, including enforcement of bans on burning straw.
Press Release: “Historic” release of six improved wheat varieties in NepalDate: December 11, 2020
Six new varieties to boost resilient production and nutrition in Nepal.
Accounting for a fifth of the world's food, wheat is the main source of protein in developing countries and is second only to rice as a source of calories in those consumers diets.
Wheat is a critical source of life for 1.2 billion "wheat dependent" and 2.5 billion "wheat consuming" poor.
Climate-change-induced temperature increases are likely to reduce wheat production in developing countries by 20-30 percent.
By 2050, demand for wheat in the developing world is projected to increase by 60 percent.