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The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) is the global leader in publicly-funded maize and wheat research and related farming systems.
Non-Governmental & Nonprofit Organization Globalcimmyt.orgJoined February 2009

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At the 's 2022 Borlaug Dialogue, #CIMMYT and our partners launched the Agriculture for Peace Initiative. Read how Ag4Peace aims to support national food and agriculture strategies ▶️ bit.ly/3gp08u5 Norman Borlaug Foundation |
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#Kazakhstan 🇰🇿 is the fourteenth largest producer of #wheat yet wheat yield in the country falls below global average at 1172.5 t/ha. 🆘 Read the latest findings from a #CIMMYT research on how fungi species in wheat production areas could be the cause ▶️
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“The risk of multiple crop failure due to #ClimateChange is very real. Breeding must become more deterministic in terms of adaption if we are to avert food price-hikes, hunger, and social unrest," says Matthew Reynolds of ⬇️
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Research by @CIMMYT has determined that climate change is affecting the objectives, efficiency and genetic gains of current plant breeding, causing limitations to the breeding approach of the next generation. cimmyt.org/news/plant-bre
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Are you interested in #CIMMYT's Global Wheat Program activities in #Mexico? 🇲🇽 Join us for a virtual tour of Cd. Obregón 👉 youtu.be/z6XgQvqY4tk. Visitor’s Week at CENEB will be back in 2023. We look forward to welcoming you in person in March! Stay tuned for more info. 🙌
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