El Batán, Mexico
December 19, 2007
CIMMYT e-newsletter vol 4 no 12
Quality and quantity:
China-CIMMYT wheats take prize
Three high-quality wheat varieties developed by researchers
from the Shandong Academy of Agricultural Science and the
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science (CAAS), drawing on
CIMMYT wheat lines and technical support, were sown on more
than 8 million hectares during 2002-2006, according to a
recent CAAS economic study. They contributed an additional
2.4 million tons of grain—worth USD 513 million, with
quality premiums.
http://www.cimmyt.org/english/wps/news/2007/dec/china.htm
Maize moves uphill in Colombia
Driven by strong government policies, low global coffee
prices, and high-yielding, disease resistant varieties from
CIMMYT, the maize area in Colombia's coffee-growing regions
has risen during 2002-07 from around 3,000 to more than
50,000 hectares, providing work for field laborers and
profits of nearly US$1,000 per hectare for coffee producers.
http://www.cimmyt.org/english/wps/news/2007/dec/colombia.htm
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