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Improved wheat growing in Pakistan

CIMMYT posted a photo: An improved wheat variety grows in the field in Islamabad, Pakistan. The variety, known as NARC-2009, is based on a wheat line developed by CIMMYT and shared with partners as part of an international nursery distributed by CIMMYT…

Mechanical wheat harvesting in Pakistan

CIMMYT posted a photo: Wheat is harvested using a combine harvester at Pakistan’s National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC), Islamabad. Large experimental plots are harvested mechanically, while manual harvesting is used where more precision i…

Drought tolerant wheat in Kazakhstan

“This year has been terrible for wheat production,” said Yuriy Zelenskiy, CIMMYT wheat breeder in Kazakhstan. “Since planting, there have been 60 days without rain, and the temperature has been on average between three and five degrees higher tha…