Videos

An exciting time for wheat research: Incoming director highlights CIMMYT wheat breeding innovations

Written on October 13, 2020.

Alison Bentley introduces herself and CIMMYT's innovative wheat research at the BGRI Technical Workshop.

Preserving the legacy of biodiversity

Written on May 22, 2020.

Maize and wheat seeds from all over the world are preserved at the CIMMYT genebank, used to bring new varieties to farmers, and backed up at the Global Seed Vault.

The value of research on plant resistance to insects

Written on April 20, 2020.

Entomologist and CIMMYT partner Mike Smith explains the importance of documenting the economic value of crop pest research.

ICARDA’s Mustapha El-Bouhssini explains how crop pests are moving in a warming world

Written on March 30, 2020.

Climate change will see pests moving countries and continents as conditions become more favorable.

Carolina Rivera explains wheat physiology in new video

Written on January 23, 2020.

Growing the right wheat varieties is necessary to nutritiously feed a growing population in the context of environmental stress.

Video: Heat and Drought Wheat Improvement Consortium

Written on December 9, 2019.

New video highlights the work of HeDWIC, a global research network working to create new climate-resilient wheat varieties

Next installment of video series on stem rust disease

Written on January 15, 2018.

How does field selection work and how does stems rust change the focus?

CSISA Aids Female Farmers in India

Written on May 8, 2015.

The Cereal Systems for South Asia (CSISA) project is working with female farmers in Bihar to ensure that women are learning and developing new skills and getting information on improved...

Wheat in the World: An Interview With Nora Lapitan

Written on December 2, 2014.

Dr. Nora Lapitan, Senior Scientist Advisor for the U.S.Agency for International Development, discusses the importance of wheat for global food security in her visit to CIMMYT he...

Why Invest in Wheat Research

Written on June 23, 2014.

Wheat is the most important food crop worldwide.

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