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Strategy: Public-Private Collaboration

Written by dmedina on . Posted in In the media.

CIMMYT stands at the forefront of uniting public and private sectors in plant breeding. As public programs face challenges like reduced funding and shifting focus to more profitable crops, the private sector steps up its involvement to ensure the advancement of crop development. CIMMYT’s pivotal role in promoting partnership and innovation underscores the critical importance of collaborative efforts. Through shared knowledge and resources, CIMMYT is helping to drive the continuous improvement and resilience of global crop varieties, ushering in a new era of agricultural progress.

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Throwing money at the problem won’t solve world hunger

Written by Bea Ciordia on . Posted in In the media.

In this op-ed, Harvard Professor Gabriela Soto Laveaga stresses the importance of tackling hunger as more than a technical problem to be addressed through scientific advancement alone, praising CGIAR for its community-centered & inclusive approach to food systems amid the climate crisis.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/2021/11/22/throwing-money-problem-wont-solve-world-hunger/

Call for interest: Development trait prioritization as part of a sub-Saharan African crop variety replacement strategy

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The CGIAR Excellence in Breeding Platform (EiB) is looking to provide matching funding (up to US$ 35,000) for two projects with AbacusBio to characterize the users of new crop varieties and identify a value-weighted set of traits to be included as breeding targets in a product profile system.

The winning CGIAR crop breeding program will work directly with AbacusBio with EiB support to deliver on the projects.

This project represents an opportunity for CGIAR members of EiB to take a leap forward in the definition of client-focused variety replacement.

For more details on the project and how to apply, please refer to this page and the project proposal. Applications will be received January through February.

Governments must raise, not cut, funding for food security

Written by Rodrigo Ordóñez on . Posted in In the media.

A Financial Times editorial by CIMMYT wheat physiologist Matthew Reynolds presents a new proposal for expanding the wheat network to include other major food crops and speed farmers’ adoption of vital technologies that can end hunger and address climate change. The idea has the support of experts from leading funding and development agencies.

https://www.ft.com/content/b3d07616-c3d3-11e7-a1d2-6786f39ef675