June 30, 2020
BGRI-led coalition protects world’s wheat crop
When a novel strain of a wheat pathogen first emerged in East Africa in 1998,…
June 17, 2020
Hunger fighters “Take It to the Farmer” in June 25 virtual event from the Borlaug Global Rust Initiative
Wheat researchers and farmers have made significant progress over the past 12 years delivering on…
May 27, 2020
Stripe rust hits wheat crop in Nepal
Nepalese and CIMMYT wheat scientists, working at the Nepal Agricultural Research Council (NARC) and the…
May 21, 2020
Women scientists point way towards bright future
Wheat is grown and consumed all over the globe and is perhaps humanity’s most essential…
April 29, 2020
BGRI announces 2020 Women in Triticum Awardees
The Borlaug Global Rust Initiative (BGRI) and the Delivering Genetic Gain in Wheat (DGGW) project…
April 6, 2020
Quality wheat seed production in Chitwan, Nepal
Kashiram Khanal, one of the farmer leaders from the Torikhet cluster of the Chitwan region,…
March 21, 2020
COVID-19: Update from the BGRI Team
Given the rapidly evolving uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, we are cancelling our planned technical workshop scheduled for…
February 25, 2020
Using DNA Fingerprinting to Determine Varietal Adoption in Wheat across Bangladesh and Nepal
Wheat is one of the major cereal crops in Bangladesh and Nepal. Traditional varieties and landraces…
