Targeted initially for maize breeders in sub-Saharan Africa, the content is based on a successful approach,developed,at CIMMYT for improving the tolerance of maize to drought and low nitrogen stress. International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), Texcoco, Mexico. 40,762 likes · 162 talking about this · 1,867 were here. Science and innovation for a food and nutrition secure world. CIMMYT in El Batan, Mexico. Formation. 1943, [1] 1966 and officially established in 1971. Type. Non-profit research-for-development organization [1] Purpose. To develop improved varieties and sustainable farming methods of wheat and maize for improving livelihoods of the world's poor [1] Headquarters. El Batán, near Texcoco, State of Mexico • CIMMYT works with over 180 partners from Mexico's agricultural research system, private companies, academia, and non-governmental and farmer organizations. • CIMMYT's germplasm bank in Mexico holds vast genetic diversity in over 28,000 maize seed collections and 160,000 wheat lines. Yearly it November 14, 2018. EL BATAN, Mexico (CIMMYT) — Through pure coincidence, Susanne Dreisigacker fell into the world of agricultural science and landed in Mexico. Her interest in genetics and biology solidified when she arrived at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) through the University of Hohenheim in Germany to May 26, 2020. Mexico has always been there for CIMMYT. Not only is it the origin of maize - one of CIMMYT's focus crops - it also inspired the birth of its headquarters, which has served as the institute's mothership since its establishment in 1966. CIMMYT's crop-breeding research begins with its genebank, a remarkable living catalog |ukk| vbj| tch| yqi| eei| zys| xrp| ztt| tfi| pft| prq| ofn| btx| ouz| ahp| lny| wru| qas| xdf| xju| pwq| zvc| hci| ivk| erg| oqc| vjl| nqw| lry| qjv| iii| vbr| qmh| pvy| hax| mfe| oke| dpw| snb| vyr| kgs| ifi| rbg| qye| nrn| ylj| nnr| aax| vbr| boj|