TIL: 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.
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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.
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[ 2.9 ms ] story [ 14.6 ms ] threadThe special seeds developed by the org are widely used in India.
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.