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INTERNATIONAL MAIZE WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTRE [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • International Bodies and Committees
  • Grain Growing
OBS

CIMMYT grew out of a pilot program sponsored by the Mexican government and the Rockefeller Foundation in the 1940s-50s to raise Mexico’s farm productivity. The wheat specialist in this program, Norman Borlaug, worked with Mexican researchers and farmers to develop strong, short-stemmed varieties that resisted the rust diseases and gave much more grain than traditional varieties. ... CIMMYT was formally launched in 1966.

Key term(s)
  • International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organismes et comités internationaux
  • Culture des céréales
OBS

[...] organisation sans but lucratif dont la mission est de contribuer à l'amélioration des moyens de subsistances des populations du Tiers-Monde par l'amélioration des semences de blé et de maïs, principales cultures vivrières du monde. Cette organisation est issue d'un programme pilote menée au Mexique en 1943 sous le parrainage conjoint du gouvernement mexicain et de la Fondation Rockefeller. L'un de ses plus célèbres membres fut Norman Borlaug, considéré comme le père de la Révolution verte. Elle a son siège à Mexico [...]

Key term(s)
  • International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre

Spanish

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