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Two thirds of the wheat is developed by CIMMYT
- trojanalert 9mo agoTIL: 2/3rds of wheat varieties & a 1/3rd of the maize varieties grown worldwide are developed by a Mexico-based non-profit organisation, known by its Spanish initials CIMMYT. The special seeds developed by the org are widely used in India.
- gnabgib 9mo agoTitle: The ‘Green Revolution’ transformed global agriculture. Now it’s adapting to climate change The sentence you've misquoted: > Through its breeding program, it has developed about two-thirds of the wheat varieties and a third of the maize varieties grown worldwide. ... developing varieties and wheat production are two very-different things. In Maize specifically the world has eliminated a lot of varieties in favour of low-fiber, high-sugar varieties.
- trojanalert 9mo agoThat's fair, did this in haste, my bad