Overview

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The International Wheat Yield Partnership (IWYP) represents a long-term global endeavour that utilizes a collaborative approach to bring together funding from public and private research organizations from multiple countries..

Guiding Principles for Governance and Management of IWYP

    • Commitment to collaboration and the overarching objectives of the IWYP Program(s)
    • Coordination and transparency
    • Open communication of results within IWYP and exchange of germplasm, data and materials as necessary to achieve the overall R&D and delivery objectives
    • A commitment to competitive funding processes and international peer review
    • Flexibility and responsiveness
    • Synergistic approaches to avoid duplication of activity, both within the IWYP Programs and elsewhere
    • The avoidance of bureaucracy and working in partnership in a positive and constructive manner
    • Strategic alignment with the Wheat Initiative

Currently, our funding and research partners include the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council of the United Kingdom (BBSRC), Grains Research and Development Corporation of Australia (GRDC), United States Agency for International Development (USAID), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA),  International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center, in Spanish, Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo (CIMMYT), Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique of France (INRA), and Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food of Mexico (SAGARPA). 

Further, we are pleased to say that leading wheat breeding companies in the world are members (Syngenta, KWS, Corteva).

IWYP is managed at the highest level by the Science and Impact Executive Board (SIEB) composed of representative from our funding, research and private organization partners. The SIEB is led by an independent Chair. The operations and administration of IWYP is managed by an independent Program Director.

To learn more about our partners, follow the links on the “Partners” tab on the homepage