Unlocking the power of collaboration in global wheat science

Published 2024년 4월 22일

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In February 2024, a team from the CIMMYT Global Wheat Program embarked on a series of visits to National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) partners across Pakistan, Nepal, and India. The purpose of these visits was to review ongoing wheat improvement programs, identify challenges, and discuss the integration of modern technologies and methods. Through meetings with NARS leaders and field visits to research stations, the initiative aimed to bolster collaborative efforts in wheat breeding to benefit farmers and consumers alike. The successful engagements prompted interest from the Bangladesh Wheat and Maize Research Institute (BWMRI) in similar collaborations, highlighting a regional enthusiasm for advancing wheat improvement partnerships.

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CIMMYT Global Wheat Program (GWP) scientists visited National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) partners in Pakistan, Nepal, and India during February 2024. The key purpose was to review current approaches and explore new opportunities to enhance collaborative wheat improvement activities. NARS partners described their current priorities and recent changes in their activities, while CIMMYT shared recent modernization efforts of its wheat breeding and highlighted opportunities to enhance collaborative wheat improvement. GWP representatives included Interim Wheat Director Kevin Pixley, and scientists Naeela Qureshi, Velu Govindan, Keith Gardner, Sridhar Bhavani, T.P. Tiwari, and Arun K Joshi. In each country, CIMMYT and NARS leaders held a one-day meeting to review and plan their wheat improvement partnership, with attendance from 25-30 wheat scientists in each country. The sessions aimed to review and identify bottlenecks to the wheat impact pathway in each country, describe ...

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