CIMMYT is a nonprofit scientific research and training organization specializing in research for sustainable maize and wheat systems. Contains information on research programs, workshops and conferences, job postings and calendar of events. Includes annual report: CIMMYT in ... beginning with 1995-96.

The IFPRI roundtable, with its focus on the prospects of a long-term balance between food demand and supply, provided a link between the two conferences, as the adequacy of food supply at affordable prices for future populations is a crucial element in a strategy designed to alleviate poverty and accelerate growth, in the context of an increasing population.