International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
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The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center is a global agricultural research organization that develops improved maize and wheat varieties to enhance food security and sustainable farming, notably associated with Green Revolution pioneer Norman Borlaug.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center canonical | 2 |
| CIMMYT | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4827 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center Context triple: [Norman Borlaug, employer, International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center]
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Academy of Sciences for the Developing World
The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, now known as The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), is an international organization that supports scientific excellence and capacity building in developing countries.
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Carnegie Institution of Washington
The Carnegie Institution of Washington is a private, nonprofit scientific research organization founded by Andrew Carnegie that supports advanced research across fields such as astronomy, biology, and earth sciences.
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Universities Research Association
Universities Research Association is a consortium of research universities that collaborates to manage and support major scientific facilities and high-energy physics research programs in the United States.
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Norman Borlaug
Norman Borlaug was an American agronomist and humanitarian known as the “father of the Green Revolution” for developing high-yield, disease-resistant crops that helped dramatically reduce global hunger.
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E.
Stanford Research Institute
Stanford Research Institute (now SRI International) is a prominent independent nonprofit research and innovation center known for pioneering advances in computing, artificial intelligence, and other cutting-edge technologies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center Target entity description: The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center is a global agricultural research organization that develops improved maize and wheat varieties to enhance food security and sustainable farming, notably associated with Green Revolution pioneer Norman Borlaug.
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A.
Academy of Sciences for the Developing World
The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World, now known as The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), is an international organization that supports scientific excellence and capacity building in developing countries.
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B.
Carnegie Institution of Washington
The Carnegie Institution of Washington is a private, nonprofit scientific research organization founded by Andrew Carnegie that supports advanced research across fields such as astronomy, biology, and earth sciences.
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C.
Universities Research Association
Universities Research Association is a consortium of research universities that collaborates to manage and support major scientific facilities and high-energy physics research programs in the United States.
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D.
Norman Borlaug
Norman Borlaug was an American agronomist and humanitarian known as the “father of the Green Revolution” for developing high-yield, disease-resistant crops that helped dramatically reduce global hunger.
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E.
Stanford Research Institute
Stanford Research Institute (now SRI International) is a prominent independent nonprofit research and innovation center known for pioneering advances in computing, artificial intelligence, and other cutting-edge technologies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
agricultural research organization
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international research center ⓘ non-profit organization ⓘ |
| affiliation | CGIAR ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Green Revolution ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Mexico ⓘ |
| field |
agricultural science
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agronomy ⓘ food security ⓘ genetics ⓘ plant breeding ⓘ sustainable agriculture ⓘ |
| focus |
maize
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wheat ⓘ |
| founded | 1966 ⓘ |
| founder |
Mexico
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surface form:
Mexican government
Norman Borlaug ⓘ Rockefeller Foundation ⓘ |
| goal |
adapt crops to climate change
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improve nutritional quality of maize and wheat ⓘ increase crop yields ⓘ reduce rural poverty ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Texcoco, Mexico
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surface form:
El Batán, Mexico
Texcoco, Mexico ⓘ |
| memberOf |
CGIAR
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surface form:
CGIAR System
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| mission |
enhance global food security
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improve livelihoods of poor farmers through maize and wheat research ⓘ promote sustainable farming systems ⓘ |
| notablePerson | Norman Borlaug ⓘ |
| product |
disease-resistant wheat lines
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drought-tolerant maize lines ⓘ high-yielding wheat lines ⓘ improved maize varieties ⓘ improved wheat varieties ⓘ maize and wheat germplasm ⓘ |
| researchArea |
climate-resilient agriculture
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conservation agriculture ⓘ crop improvement ⓘ disease resistance in crops ⓘ seed systems ⓘ socioeconomic analysis of farming systems ⓘ stress tolerance in crops ⓘ |
| shortName |
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
CIMMYT
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| website | https://www.cimmyt.org ⓘ |
| worksIn |
Africa
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Asia ⓘ Latin America ⓘ developing countries ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center Description of subject: The International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center is a global agricultural research organization that develops improved maize and wheat varieties to enhance food security and sustainable farming, notably associated with Green Revolution pioneer Norman Borlaug.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
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International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
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this entity surface form:
CIMMYT