Brothers on the land
Somewhere between the romance of the Silk Road and the land mines, CIMMYT works as part of the team that is rebuilding the shattered agriculture of Afghanistan.
Includes video!
http://www.cimmyt.org/english/wps/news/2007/july/brothers.htm

Wheat farmers see infrared
Infrared sensors help better target fertilizer for wheat on large commercial farms in northern Mexico, cutting production costs and reducing nitrogen run- off into coastal seas.
http://www.cimmyt.org/english/wps/news/2007/july/infrared.htm

Gene bank math
Two decades ago, CIMMYT scientist Jose Crossa began to apply sophisticated statistics and population genetics to the management of seed collections in gene banks. Now, the methodologies developed at CIMMYT for the maintenance and classification of genetic resources are used throughout the world.
http://www.cimmyt.org/english/wps/news/2007/july/gene.htm

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