India

Ravi Singh, CIMMYT Head of Global Wheat Improvement, receives prestigious Government of India award

Written on January 13, 2021.

Dr. Ravi Singh has received the highest honor conferred to non-resident Indians.

“Happy Seeder” saves farmers money over burning straw, new study in India shows

Written on 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 s...

Tailored targeting needed: new study assesses the impacts of sustainable intensification on farmers in the Indo-Gangetic Plains

Written on October 6, 2020.

How rearranging cropping patterns affects different types of smallholder farmers in Bihar, India.

7th International Cereal Nematodes Symposium at New Delhi, India to combat nematode problems in cereal crops

Written on December 6, 2019.

The symposium gathers scientists from around the world to share their findings and strategies to combat cereal nematodes

Microsatellite data can help double impact of agricultural interventions

Written on October 7, 2019.

Study of Indian wheat fields shows the power of microsatellites to improve sustainable farming.

Alternatives to burning can increase Indian farmers’ profits and cut pollution, new study shows

Written on August 12, 2019.

Science article shows environmental and economic benefits of no-till methods for India's wheat-rice farmers.

Innovative irrigation promises “more crop per drop” for India’s water-stressed cereals

Written on March 22, 2019.

A “breakthrough” study demonstrates how rice and wheat can be grown using 40 percent less water, through an innovative combination of existing irrigation and cropping techniques.

Support groups open women’s access to farm technologies in northeast India

Written on March 14, 2019.

Self-help groups in Bihar, India, are putting thousands of rural women in touch with agricultural innovations, including mechanization and sustainable intensification, that save...

Assessing the effectiveness of a “wheat holiday” for preventing blast

Written on February 21, 2019.

Two new studies assess “wheat holiday” policy, examine alternate crops in South Asia

Young women scientists who will galvanize global wheat research

Written on March 28, 2018.

Winners of the Jeanie Borlaug Laube Women in Triticum (WIT) Early Career Award joined a CIMMYT wheat research training course and global wheat program Visitors' Week in March.

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