International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center

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agricultural research organization international research center non-profit organization

The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center is a global agricultural research organization that develops improved maize and wheat varieties to enhance food security and sustainable farming, notably associated with Green Revolution pioneer Norman Borlaug.

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instanceOf agricultural research organization ⓘ
international research center ⓘ
non-profit organization ⓘ
affiliation CGIAR ⓘ
associatedWith Green Revolution ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country Mexico ⓘ
field agricultural science ⓘ
agronomy ⓘ
food security ⓘ
genetics ⓘ
plant breeding ⓘ
sustainable agriculture ⓘ
focus maize ⓘ
wheat ⓘ
founded 1966 ⓘ
founder Mexico ⓘ
surface form: Mexican government

Norman Borlaug ⓘ
Rockefeller Foundation ⓘ
goal adapt crops to climate change ⓘ
improve nutritional quality of maize and wheat ⓘ
increase crop yields ⓘ
reduce rural poverty ⓘ
headquartersLocation Texcoco, Mexico ⓘ
surface form: El Batán, Mexico

Texcoco, Mexico ⓘ
memberOf CGIAR ⓘ
surface form: CGIAR System
mission enhance global food security ⓘ
improve livelihoods of poor farmers through maize and wheat research ⓘ
promote sustainable farming systems ⓘ
notablePerson Norman Borlaug ⓘ
product disease-resistant wheat lines ⓘ
drought-tolerant maize lines ⓘ
high-yielding wheat lines ⓘ
improved maize varieties ⓘ
improved wheat varieties ⓘ
maize and wheat germplasm ⓘ
researchArea climate-resilient agriculture ⓘ
conservation agriculture ⓘ
crop improvement ⓘ
disease resistance in crops ⓘ
seed systems ⓘ
socioeconomic analysis of farming systems ⓘ
stress tolerance in crops ⓘ
shortName International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: CIMMYT
website https://www.cimmyt.org ⓘ
worksIn Africa ⓘ
Asia ⓘ
Latin America ⓘ
developing countries ⓘ

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Green Revolution → associatedWithOrganization → International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center ⓘ
Norman Borlaug → employer → International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center ⓘ
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center → shortName → International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: CIMMYT