Global Sustainable Crop Production
To produce enough food to feed the world while protecting the environment, the SBC brings together and enables research teams to find innovative and sustainable research-based solutions to crop production problems, and delivers those solutions to farmers, educators and other experts across the globe through outreach and education initiatives.
Uniting the Fight Against Oat Rust Across the Globe
Organizing the global oat community to develop community-wide research and extension approaches to minimize the impact of oat rust diseases. Read more >>
Discovering New Ways to Protect the World's Wheat From Rust
Discovering new genetic approaches to protect the world's wheat supply from rust diseases and providing Ethiopian scientists and farmers with the tools and knowledge needed to successfully combat wheat rust. Wheat Rust Surveillance in Ethiopia >>
Minimizing a Significant Threat to Global Maize Production
Mitigating the impacts of Maize Lethal Necrosis on food security and human health in Kenya and other East African nations by changing farmer practices to reduce the risk of crop infection.
Developing Durable Control of Late Blight Disease in Potato
Using plant genetics instead of fungicides to control late blight disease of potato by developing and bringing to market farmer-preferred varieties for Indonesia and Bangladesh. Biotechnology Potato Partnership >>
Strengthening Global Capacity for Crop Production and Trade
Training Cochran Fellows on phytosanitary system requirements based on U.S. and international standards, providing insights on managing plant products and plant protection products in their home country and the potential for export of their products to the U.S.
