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DEWAS team

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  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
  • Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
Yellow rust on wheat

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  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Biology Section
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Dusk over a wheat field in British Columbia

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  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
  • Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
Researchers in a field

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  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Biology Section
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Man with harvested Bt eggplant in Bangladesh

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  • Department of Entomology
  • Department of Global Development
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
Person holds Bt eggplant

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  • Department of Global Development
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Women entrepreneurs give peace sign

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  • Global Development
  • Department of Global Development
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
Two women, one in a long sleeved stripped shirt and jeans, and the other in a traditional dress with a bright red pattern and head covering, hold up seedlings in a field.

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Feed the Future Insect-Resistant Eggplant Partnership program helps women in Bangladesh start plant nurseries and gain control over their finances.

  • Agriculture
  • Crops
A researcher and a farmer harvest Bt eggplant in Bangladesh

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  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Global Development
  • Department of Global Development
Wheat field

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  • School of Integrative Plant Science
Sadiel standing in a farm field wearing a fluorescent vest and carrying research equipment.

Field Note

Sustainable Management of Agricultural Systems (SuMAS) is a joint project between Cornell University and the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez. SuMAS gives student interns the opportunity to learn new skills at Cornell which they can apply...
  • Animal Science
  • Climate Change
  • Global Development
Scientists prepare for a training in Kenya

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  • Department of Global Development
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Pathology and Plant-Microbe Biology Section
A wheat field.

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One of the world’s largest crop pathogen surveillance systems is set to expand its capacity to protect wheat productivity in food vulnerable areas of East Africa and South Asia.

  • Department of Global Development
  • Global Development
  • Pathology
Students stand at arch

Field Note

A joint project between Cornell and the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez (UPRM) is preparing agricultural students to develop skills, knowledge and abilities in sustainable agriculture and natural resource management for Puerto Rico...
  • Cornell Integrated Pest Management
  • PRO-DAIRY
  • Department of Global Development
Wheat graphic

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The Borlaug Global Rust Initiative announced the 2023 Jeanie Borlaug Laube Women in Triticum (WIT) Early Career and Mentor awardees in recognition of excellence in science and leadership for a wheat-secure future.
  • Department of Global Development
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Globe with colored wheat spikes

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  • Department of Global Development
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
A group poses on a lake shore

Field Note

In 2022, five students from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez spent their summer at Cornell for an intensive internship with faculty from across the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
  • Department of Global Development
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Agriculture
Scientists in an experimental wheat field at CIMMYT in Mexico

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  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Breeding and Genetics Section
Wheat field with an orange overlay

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CIMMYT and Cornell University are offering an innovative online course to empower global scientists with the most advanced training in wheat improvement.
  • Department of Global Development
  • School of Integrative Plant Science
  • Plant Biology Section
A group of students inspects an aquaponic system.

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  • Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station
  • Animal Science
  • Department of Entomology