
AHEAD
@ahead_wheat
Alliance for Wheat Adaptation to Heat and Drought, Global coordinating network supporting the development of new resilient wheat varieties
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http://www.ahead-wheat.org 31-01-2022 13:36:02
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We had a grand opening of #IWC2024Perth by Hon Darren West representing Premier WA, and impressive speeches from Prof Andrew Deeks, VC & President Murdoch University, @Nige_Hart MD GRDC, Heather Brayford DG DPIRDWA, Bram Govaerts CIMMYT DG CIMMYT, Wendy Umberger CEO ACIAR,


Nice introduction of wheat production and r&d work on different continents. Julius Kühn-Institut president Frank Ordon nicely presentef data and projects from Europe. PRoKlima Wheat Initiative




Congratulations to the Early Career Researchers who have won the Presentation Award of Wheat Initiative for best student presentation! Oscar Carey-Fung from University of Melbourne and Katharina Jung University of Zurich! The award was presented by John Spink Teagasc, chair of our Board!


Peter Langridge is lining out the next steps for the International Wheat Congress #iwc2024Perth! The call for bids will be soon open at the Wheat Initiative website!


Great and motivating talk by Teresa Saaverda, programme Manager of the Wheat Initiative. Key message: young researchers engange, get linked to the Wheat community and take responsibility for your career.


Exciting news! Prof Rajeev Varshney FRS passed the IWC baton to Prof Roberto Tuberosa🇺🇦🌻 who showcased a stunning film welcoming researchers to the Fourth International Wheat Congress in 2026, taking place in Bologna, Italy! Mark your calendars for an inspiring event that promises to


Simon Griffith from John Innes Centre Was honored for his work on wheat. Great to see his work is honored this was and happy to have him in our Network!



Great to see the our Steering Committee member Michael Baum participating at #COP29. We hope that the outcome of this meeting will have beneficial effects and enhance further actions!

We’re so grateful for GRDC’s support for this project. It’s been one of my long term goals to improve thermal resilience in wheat. Great collaboration with Mike Haydon 🌱⏰ and Sunita Ramesh


Thanks to all participants of the Joint meeting of EWG AWAS, NUE and AHEAD at the #IWCPerth2024 we had a great meeting full of interesting discussions. Find the summary report and the presentations here now! 👇 ahead-wheat.org/events-2024_iw… Wheat Initiative Greg Rebetzke Laura Dixon




