| Abstract |
Improved wheat varieties developed using CGIAR breeding lines, either in crosses or as direct releases, cover more than 100 million hectares – nearly two-thirds of the area sown to improved wheat worldwide, new research (Lantican et al. 2016) shows. Benefits in added grain from CGIAR wheat research range from $2.2 to 3.1 billion in 2010 US $ each year – a very high return for the work’s annual, public funding of only $30 million, according to the full-length study. Consistent and secure funding is crucial to maintain the research and institutional capacities required to deliver such impact, particularly given the mounting challenges facing wheat food security and farm livelihoods in developing countries. |
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