Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research

Selected media campaigns and press releases

Wheat is Century’s ‘Miracle Crop’ 

A massive agricultural transformation will make wheat the number one grain in developing countries as well as industrialized nations within the next decade

Media Reach: global audience of 400 million

New ‘Super Rice’ Will Help Feed Nearly Half-Billion More People

A new breed of “super rice” that can produce 25 percent more grain on the same amount of land and help feed an additional 450 million people a year has been developed by scientists at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), one of the 17 centers of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR).

Media Reach: global audience of 500 million