capacity development for wheat improvement at cimmyt

2012 Borlaug Global Rust Initiative Technical Workshop

Session 2: Achieving Resistance to Rusts

Capacity development for wheat improvement

at CIMMYT

Amor Yahyaoui, Laura Ruiz and Petr Kosina

Seeding innovation ... Nourishing hope


فىأکلون نزرعوا و فأکلنا زرعوا

Si siembra un buena semilla,

tendrá una mejor cosecha

授人以鱼不如授人以渔


Capacity development for wheat improvement

at CIMMYT

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“A good teacher is like a candle –

it consumes itself to light the way for others



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Capacity development for wheat improvement at CIMMYT

CIMMYT’s Global Wheat Program has a

long and distinguished history of training

plant breeders and continues to reinforce

training at different levels to address the

needs of the world wheat community



In contrast to formal academic training, CIMMYT training

activities are highly specialized and ‘hands-on’,

Training program combines practical experience in the everyday

processes of wheat research and the theoretical knowledge to

support their actions,

Course participants develop and sharpen researcher skills in

conducting efficient research that responds to the challenging

circumstances of developing countries.



What makes CIMMYT Capacity building & knowledge sharing different?


CIMMYT offers a global perspective.

Researchers who attend CIMMYT courses benefit from the mass of

information and data assembled and handled in a global research

program.



What makes CIMMYT Capacity building & knowledge sharing different?

CIMMYT has been providing human capacity building with success

for the last 30 years.

More than 10,000 researchers from around the world are alumni of

CIMMYT’s various human resource development efforts,



Recommendation # 7

Because knowledge, skills and hands-on

experience on various aspects of stem

rust research and management are

required by all personnel, including

technical support staff,

the Panel recommends that a training

program, including advanced degree

training for those associated with the

project, in-country practical courses and

specialized in-service courses outside the

country to strengthen the capacity of

national partners, be implemented to

augment the current human resource

base



Period Countries Total PhD MSc. BSc.

8 years 4-19/Yr 168 54 79 35

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General objectives



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Throughout its history since 1966, CIMMYT has sought to

enhance the human resources available for agricultural research

related to its own objectives



To impart research skills and knowledge

needed to design and run sustainable

modern wheat improvement program with

specific objective;


General objectives




General objectives

To familiarize with new improved wheat

germplasm, CIMMYT’s current research

and breeding thrusts and provide

opportunity to select wheat materials that

will be sent to participants;



To encourage and develop participants’

ability to synthesize and use information

and knowledge about new technologies

related to wheat improvement;


General objectives



Improve participants’ awareness of the

roles and importance of support

disciplines such as pathology, wheat

chemistry/quality, statistics, physiology,

biotechnology, GIS, social sciences,

and agronomy;


General objectives


To foster positive attitudinal changes

among participants such as improved

confidence, increased motivation, and

heightened appreciation of the benefits

of team work, and interdisciplinary

research, and international cooperation



General objectives


The fast development of information technologies and their

availability worldwide offers many new tools for knowledge



Wheat Improvement Course

To address the needs of national research programs

CIMMYT’s Global Wheat Program has established two annual

training courses:

Basic wheat improvement course - Junior scientists

Advanced wheat improvement course- Mid-career scientists



Basic Wheat Improvement Course

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Countries Total Male Female 4-17 115 98 17

Degree PhD MSc. BSc. 27 59 29


Profile of the trainees



Junior scientists (<40yrs old) associated with national research programs;

and graduate students (ex. WIT, Beachell-Borlaug Fellows, other fellowships)

Candidates should be MSc degree holders or BSc and Diploma holders with

more than 5 years’ experience




Course specific objectives

The course planned for 70% field research & 30% lectures & visits

Major focus of the course is on breeding methodologies

General reviews on plant breeding, pathology, physiology, wheat

quality, and biotechnology.

Introduction to the agronomy program: conservation agriculture

project activities, irrigation systems, fertilizer management, and seed

production.

Visits to research laboratories: wheat quality research, pathology,

seed health, genetic resources, and biometrics

Visit to national program (INIFAP), famers’ field, State Irrigation

district, and seed production farms



Advanced Wheat Improvement Course

This course (AWIPC) aims at addressing collaborating scientists needs to:

(1) discuss / practice latest innovation in wheat improvement and,

(2) strengthen links with national program and collaborating institution

on basic and applied research on various wheat improvement aspects

Course specific objectives

Candidates should be mid-career scientists (<50yrs old) to include

new PhD recruits among national programs

Profile of the trainees


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4-17 45 36 9

Degree PhD MSc. BSc.

21 18 6




Advanced wheat improvement course offers various modules

(Updated regularly and as needed) and include

Module 1: General training

Module 2: Wheat pathology

Module 3: Wheat breeding

Module 4: Molecular breeding

Module 5: Wheat physiology

Module 6: Wheat quality…





Resource trainers/Contributors

CIMMYT’s scientists from headquarters and regional

programs

Visiting scientists and professors


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Graduate training

Total (2005-2012! ): 139 (61% Male, 39% Female



Acknowledgment

The funding support provided by various donors/programs:

USDA, FAO, CIMMYT Projects (IWWIP, CSISA, Iran, Afghanistan),

Cornell DRRW project, national programs of the countries of Egypt,

Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina, Italy, and China,

Universities sponsoring graduate students mainly the Beachell-Borlaug

scholar program,

Support that allowed training of 168 junior and mid-career scientists

from 34 countries

In-Country/Regional Courses Special training courses are also offered by CIMMYT’s regional staff


CIMMYT believes trained young

scientists are the key to the future

of national research programs.

CIMMYT provides two important

products:

improved genetic materials and

trained people


Seeding innovation...Nourishing hope

Thank You

THANK YOU

谢谢

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