9 June 2013
Plant Science
Faced with the need to find a ‘game-changing’ solution to secure the future competitiveness of UK farming, a number of leading industry organisations have come together in an unprecedented move to establish the joint innovation priorities for the primary production sector for the next 20 years.
30 May 2013
BBSRC
A working group, established by BBSRC's Food Security Strategy Advisory Panel, has made recommendations for a 5-year Strategy to help shape BBSRC funded wheat research. The Strategy, published today, contains independent advice and recommendations from the working group to advise on the Council's future strategy and priorities in this area.
16 May 2013
University of Saskatchewan
The Government of Canada, the Government of Saskatchewan and the University of Saskatchewan today announced the creation of a new Canadian Wheat Alliance (CWA). This initiative will co-ordinate research and development projects to improve the yield of Canadian wheat by reducing losses under extreme weather conditions such as drought, heat, cold and diseases.
16 May 2013
Wheat Initiative
By 2050, a 60% increase in wheat production will be needed to meet the demand of a growing population. The Wheat Initiative, an international consortium (ref 1) gathering public institutions and private companies, was created as part of the 2011 action plan of the G20 Agricultural Ministries (ref 2) to coordinate global wheat research and participate to global food security. On May 15, 2013, the Wheat Initiative issues its vision document (ref 3) paving the way for its actions.
14 May 2013
Cally Arthur
CIMMYT's advanced training course offers the knowledge a scientist needs to design and run a sustainable wheat improvement program. The course targets mid-career scientists who are expected to use the information and knowledge about wheat germplasm and new techniques in their own wheat breeding programs, and also gain an understanding of the interdisciplinary nature of CIMMYT’s Global Wheat Program (GWP) and roles of support disciplines such as agronomy, pathology, quality, statistics, physiology, biotechnology, GIS and social sciences.
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