Push for quality protein maize in El Salvador
Farmers in El Salvador and other parts of Central America who have tested new quality protein maize hybrids are pleased with the hybrids' performance and would now like to buy seed.
http://www.cimmyt.org/english/wps/news/2009/dec/qpm_elsalvador.htm

Saraguro: Working magic on small budgets for small-scale farmers in Ecuador
A 13-year project funded for less than USD 600,000 provides millions of dollars in benefits by taking improved varieties and cropping practices directly to smallholder farmers in a remote valley of southern Ecuador.
http://www.cimmyt.org/english/wps/news/2009/dec/saraguro.htm

Colombian perennial-crop farmers cash in with maize
Coffee and oil palm farmers in Colombia are turning a profit by adding high-yielding CIMMYT maize hybrids to their cropping systems.
http://www.cimmyt.org/english/wps/news/2009/dec/colombianoilpalm.htm

The real worth of wheat diversity
What is diversity worth? That is the issue addressed by "Economic Analysis of Diversity in Modern Wheat," a new collaborative publication that explores the economics, policies, and complications of modern wheat diversity.
http://www.cimmyt.org/english/wps/news/2009/dec/wheatdiversity.htm

CIMMYT Science Snapshots
Every picture tells a story—this collection of photos explores the work CIMMYT has done with conservation agriculture in Mexico. Take a look.
http://www.cimmyt.org/english/wps/news/2009/dec/snapshots/index.html

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