what do we offer

AHEAD helps plant scientists around the world to…

  • Exchange information and ideas equitably by meeting annually and sharing data.

  • Pool resources to allow efficient, cost effective, and smart science.

  • Set up international projects with an interdisciplinary approach to generate high impact.

  • Increase the relevance and impact of heat and drought research for wheat producers and policymakers.

  • Share wheat germplasm for research and breeding.

  • Identify what technologies work best to make wheat climate resilient.

  • Advocate for investment in heat and drought research with support of the Steering Committee.

  • Identify options for new funding.

  • Obtain seed funds for staff and student exchanges, meetings and project development.

AHEAD is a network that…

  • Facilitates global coordination of wheat research to adapt to weather extremes, specifically heat and drought.

  • Enhances the visibility of research and breeding technologies helping our response to global change.

  • Connects scientists with different stakeholders from economic, policy and non-governmental sectors as well as with other disciplines.

  • Offers access to Expert Working Groups (EWG) and contacts as well as the infrastructure of the Wheat Initiative.

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