This publication contains a collection of summaries of longer reports on research by subsections of the CIMMYT Maize Program, in collaboration with national programs and other institutions worldwide, in 1995-96. Topics ...

Focusing on food safety, CIMMYT researchers develop experimental maize and wheat varieties that better resist fungal diseases and pests in the field and in storage, as well as cropping and grain storage practices that help ...

Agriculture engages nearly nine-tenths of the populace in sub-Saharan Africa. Drought, depleted soils, unfavorable polices, disease, and armed conflict ravage productivity, health, and hope for a better life. By mobilizing ...

Modernización Sustentable de la Agricultura Tradicional, MasAgro, es el esfuerzo que decidió encabezar el Gobierno mexicano junto con el Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo (CIMMYT) para fortalecer la ...

This non-technical annual report is intended primarily for policymakers and members of the donor community. It contains a concise presentation of CIMMYT's research programs in Maize, Wheat, and Economics, as well as a ...

MAIZE is a highly collaborative program that contributes to 10 of the 11 Intermediate Development Outcomes (IDOs) of the CGIAR – productivity, food security, income, gender, capacity to innovate and adapt, environment, ...

Maize; Wheat; Plant breeding; Genetic resources; Innovation adoption; Plant biotechnology; Seed production; Food security; Sustainability; Research policies; Economic analysis; Cropping systems; Agricultural research; ...

We begin our report with examples of innovative efforts to build better plants - new maize and wheat varieties with improved yield potential, greater efficiency in the use of scarce agricultural resources, and stronger ...

To evoke the theme of this Annual Report, our front cover features the phrase "delivering diversity." In one sense this phrase denotes the conveyance of genetic diversity through germplasm dissemination. In a second sense ...