International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in El Batan, Mexico has been hosting Borlaug-Ruan International Interns since 1998.
Established in 1943, CIMMYT is a non-profit research and training center that works to sustainably increase the productivity of maize and wheat systems to ensure global food security and reduce poverty by bringing together public research and extension organizations, private companies, advanced research institutes, NGOs, and farmer associations in countries worldwide. CIMMYT carries out research and development in plant breeding; genetic resources; sustainable production; and socioeconomics.
Headquartered in El Batan, outside of Mexico City, CIMMYT has research centers in thirteen countries.
Interns at CIMMYT work alongside renowned international researchers and experts in the fields of Mezquital Valley, the village of Agua Fria and in CIMMYT's research labs in El Batan.
Interns have the opportunity to travel around Mexico with their new friends and colleagues to see the Historic Center, the "floating gardens" of Xochimilico, Castle of Chapultepec, Fine Arts Palace, shrines for Our Lady Guadalupa, the Cathedral Metropolitana and the National Palace.
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Student Research Projects
The Seed Conservation Process and its Importance in the Future of Agriculture (2024)
The Vital Role of ArcGIS in Sustainable Agriculture (2019)
Provitamin A and Tocochromanol Retention in ProVA Orange Maize (2019)
Nixtamalization as a Method to Reduce Aflatoxin and Increase Available Nutrients in Maize (2018)
Maize and Wheat Science for Improved Livelihoods (2017)
Achieving Global Food Security (2016)
Increasing Genotyping Throughput of Maize (2015)
Using SSR and SNP MolecularMarkers to Determine Genetic Relationships in Wheat (2012)
Evaluating Septoria Tritici Resistance in Moroccan Wheat Populations (2011)
Conservation Agriculture - New Promises for Sustainable Farming (2008)
Determining the Quality of DNA Samples (2006)
Thaumatin-Like Protein in Transgenic Wheat with Tan Spot Resistance (2005)
Analyzing Maize through Simple Sequence Repeat Markers (2004)
Maize Kernel Components and their Roles in Maize Weevil Resistance (2003)
Genetic Differences in Corn for Resistance to the Corn Borer (2002)
Using Tissue Culture to Genetically alter Corn (2001)
Researching Genetic Diversity in Wheat (2000)
Examining QPM Resistance (1999)
Beyond the Green Revolution: The Changing Living Standards of Farmers in the Yaqui Valley (1998)