Despite remarkable economic progress in Asia over the past three decades, 1.9 billion people still live on less than $2 dollars per day. Asia plants more than halt the developing world's wheat and almost half its maize. CIMMYT shares with the Asian Development a vision that sees an end to that poverty and an improvement in the livelihoods of those at the margins. ClMMYT 1s proud that ADB has been our partner in some of our most productive endeavors in research for development in Asia, research that has resulted in enhanced opportunities, more environmentally responsible farming, and better livelihoods for many.