Mexico City, Mexico
June 2010

In collaboration with other CG centers involved in maize and wheat research, most prominently IITA and ICARDA, CIMMYT has recently developed a new strategy – called the MAIZE and WHEAT Mega Programs – describing how the world's maize and wheat research and development community needs to work together to help secure food security, provide maize and wheat at prices affordable to the poor, and do so in the face of rising demands and climate change, while protecting the environment.  

The Mega Programs offer a clear vision, a concerted strategy and describe expanded and reformulated interactions with research and development partners worldwide to implement a results-oriented maize and wheat research agenda. These draft proposals have been sent to the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) Consortium Board and will be developed into more complete proposals by September 2010 after receiving the feedback of partners worldwide.

	MAIZE - Global Alliance for Improving Food Security and the Livelihoods of the Resource-poor in the Developing World MAIZE - Executive summary
	WHEAT- Global Alliance for Improving Food Security and the Livelihoods of the Resource-poor in the Developing World WHEAT - Executive summary

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Published: June 14, 2010