Throughout the developing world during the past decade, maize and wheat production has advanced as never before. In Mexico, for example, average yields of wheat progressed from about 2,200 kg/ha in 1960 to 3,200 in 1969-70. ...

The year 1972 was a period of continued progress for CIMMYT and its network of collaborators. To summarize: significant scientific gains are described in this annual report for each branch of CIMMYT'scrop research. In-service ...

In 2017, CIMMYT and partners were at the center of global responses to several grave challenges to maize and wheat agriculture. In South Asia, we supported the fast-track release by Bangladesh of a new variety that resists ...

This annual report carries the story of CIMMYT through 1971. Previous reports ended in midyear. Therefore, it has been necessary to report some activities over an 18-month period. The years 1970 and 1971 were extraordinary ...

The power of the improved, high yielding, disease-resistant, and fertilizer-responsive varieties in revolutionizing agricultural production is clearly shown by the acceleration of wheat production in Mexico, India, Pakistan, ...

During the past year CIMMYT strengthened its research and training in Mexico and enlarged the network of cooperative research and production programs in the tropical and subtropical areas of the world. In addition to ...

This first annual report of the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center has a two-fold objective: 1) to set down in type the objectives, philosophy and broad policy outline of the Center and 2) to report on progress ...

After alarm bells sounded due to rising food prices in early 2014, the world and particularly poor consumers, who spend much of their income simply to eat, were relieved by a sharp downturn in global food prices over the ...