Biotech Updates

Wheat Initiative Issues Vision Document for Wheat Improvement

May 22, 2013

The Wheat Initiative, an international consortium of public and private organizations, published a vision document on wheat improvement. To address the challenges in wheat internationally, the Wheat Initiative aims to:
  • develop a global strategic agenda for wheat research through the identification of research and outreach priorities and challenges beyond the capacity of single research groups/countries;
  • bring together research funding organizations to encourage efficient investment in wheat research based on the capabilities of, and synergies among, national and international programs;
  • initiate the development of new collaborative programs and coordinated actions across developing and developed countries;
  • develop and coordinate knowledge sharing amongst the international wheat community;
  • improve access for all to resources, services and facilities;
  • support education of students and life-long learning of wheat researchers and farmers; and
  • stimulate public/private partnerships.
Read the vision document at http://www.wheatinitiative.org/sites/default/files/WheatInitiative_VisionDocument.pdf.