international center for tropical agriculture
1International Center for Tropical Agriculture — The International Center for Tropical Agriculture (known as CIAT from its Spanish language name Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical) is a nonprofit organization that conducts advanced research in social and environmental fields to… …
2International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center — Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo, CIMMYT Front gates of CIMMYT in El Batán. Maize test fields seen far center. Formation 1943 [1 …
3World Vegetable Center — AVRDC – The World Vegetable Center is an international, not for profit institute for vegetable research and development. It works towards reducing malnutrition and alleviating poverty in developing countries through the improved production and… …
4National Center for Atmospheric Research — NCAR Mesa Lab, Boulder, Colorado The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR, pronounced EN car [1]) has multiple facilities, including the I. M. Pei designed Mesa Laboratory …
5Agriculture and Food Supplies — ▪ 2007 Introduction Bird flu reached Europe and Africa, and concerns over BSE continued to disrupt trade in beef. An international vault for seeds was under construction on an Arctic island. Stocks of important food fish species were reported… …
6Tropical disease — Tropical diseases are diseases that are prevalent in or unique to tropical and subtropical regions. The diseases are less prevalent in temperate climates, due in part to the occurrence of a cold season, which controls the insect population by… …
7Agriculture — General …
8Tropical Storm Leslie (2000) — Infobox Hurricane Name=Tropical Storm Leslie Type=Tropical storm Year=2000 Basin=Atl Image location=Tropical Storm Leslie (2000).jpg Formed=October 4, 2000 Dissipated=October 7, 2000 1 min winds=40 Pressure=1006 Da Inflated=1 Fatalities=3… …
9Tropical Storm Nock-ten (2011) — Severe Tropical Storm Nock ten (Juaning) Severe tropical storm (JMA) Category 1 typhoon (SSHS) Satellite photo of Severe Tropical Storm Nock ten on 27 July 2011 near the Philippines Formed …
10Agriculture in China — A farmer of the Hani minority, famous for their rice terraced mountains in Yuanyang County, Yunnan Agriculture is an important economic sector of China, employing over 300 million farmers. China ranks first in worldwide farm output, primarily… …
