Conservation agriculture practices revive saline and sodic soils
18 August 2022, New Delhi: In arid and semi-arid regions, soil salinity and sodicity pose challenges to global food security and
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CIMMYT
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Afghan wheat landrace shows promise for rust resistance
17 August 2022, Afghanistan: Rust pathogens are the most ubiquitous fungal pathogens that continue to pose a serious threat to wheat
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CIMMYT: More than machines
16 August 2022, Africa: It’s a familiar problem in international agricultural development – a project with external funding and support has
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Pilot of new wheat variety improves yield for farmers in Ethiopia
16 August 2022, Ethiopia: “I am happy with this wheat variety and all the support from the project,” said Agere
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Farmers’ views on app usage for information sharing
15 August 2022, Mexico: Mobile phones are increasingly shaping the ways information is shared across industries, including in agriculture. The digitization
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Can digital agricultural services boost Ethiopia’s durum wheat production?
10 August 2022, Ethiopia: Despite an increase in the total area used for growing wheat in Ethiopia, the share of durum
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Nepal Government endorses new site-specific fertilizer recommendations for rice
10 August 2022, Nepal: After four decades, new site-specific fertilizer recommendations for rice have been introduced in Nepal that will help
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Understanding the role of organic material application in soil microbial community structures
10 August 2022, Mexico: While previous studies have demonstrated the importance of organic material in soil for sustainable agricultural practices, there has
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Earlier wheat planting will boost yields in eastern India
04 August 2022, New Delhi: “For several years, we’ve been building dense data sets with colleagues from the Indian Agricultural
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Novel technology to reduce the complexity of maize seed production and increase maize hybrid yields in farmer’s fields
28 July 2022, Africa: A recently published study in Nature Communications Biology journal demonstrates the potential of a novel seed production
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