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August 8, 2022

Cornell, together with CIMMYT, presents advanced wheat improvement course

CIMMYT and Cornell University are offering an innovative online course to empower global scientists with…
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BGRI 2022 Technical Workshop
BGRI Blog
July 29, 2022

BGRI Technical Workshop to be held Sept. 9 with International Wheat Congress

The Borlaug Global Rust Initiative (BGRI) is hosting a virtual technical workshop September 9 around…
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2022 WIT
BGRI Blog
June 28, 2022

2022 Women in Triticum award winners

The Borlaug Global Rust Initiative (BGRI) is excited to announce the 2022 Jeanie Borlaug Laube…
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BGRI Blog
May 17, 2022

MARPLE diagnostics reaches South Asia

Researchers from the Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC) and iDE Nepal, took part in a…
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BGRI Blog
March 15, 2022

What the crisis in Ukraine means for wheat and food security

The war in Ukraine has set off a catastrophic humanitarian crisis and sparked massive disruptions…
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CRPMC2022
BGRI Blog
December 10, 2021

BGRI early-career scientist awards for International Cereal Rust and Powdery Mildew Conference

The BGRI is supporting two early-career scientists to attend the 16th International Cereal Rust and…
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Dhuba Thapa
BGRI Blog
November 1, 2021

Wheat in Nepal: a look back, and ahead

Dhruba Thapa recently retired from the Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC) after a 28-year career.…
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Ravi Singh
BGRI Blog
October 11, 2021

Ravi Singh earns Lifetime Achievement Award from Borlaug Global Rust Initiative

World-renowned plant breeder Ravi Singh, whose elite wheat varieties reduced the risk of a global…
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2021 Gene Stewardship Winners
BGRI Blog
October 8, 2021

Canadian research team wins Borlaug Gene Stewardship Award

The rust-resistant wheat cultivar development team at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC) earned the Borlaug…
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BGRI Blog
September 2, 2021

Global action: innovative wheat research projects respond to food security crisis

When Norman Borlaug said, “Rust never sleeps,” he was warning of the emergence of a…
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