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56. Ortiz, the author, is a research agronomist for CIMMYT

"Ortiz et al CIMMYT" is the credit on the bottom of the photo. He does work like this:

http://ibp.generationcp.org/confluence/download/attachments/23069648/Ortiz_et_al_2008-Can_wheat_beat_the_heat-AgrEcosystEnv.pdf

Here's what CIMMYT is:

CIMMYT is an internationally funded, nonprofit scientific research and training organization.
Headquartered in Mexico, the Center works with agricultural research institutions worldwide to improve
the productivity and sustainability of maize and wheat systems for poor farmers in developing countries. It
is one of 16 similar centers supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
(CGIAR). The CGIAR comprises over 50 partner countries, international and regional organizations, and
private foundations. It is co-sponsored by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United
Nations, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank), the United Nations
Development Programme (UNDP), and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

Financial support for CIMMYT’s research agenda currently comes from many sources, including the
governments of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, Denmark, France, Germany, India, Iran, Italy,
Japan, the Republic of Korea, Mexico, the Netherlands, Norway, the Philippines, Spain, Switzerland, the
United Kingdom, and the USA, and from the European Union, the Ford Foundation, the Inter-American
Development Bank, the Kellogg Foundation, the OPEC Fund for International Development, the Rockefeller
Foundation, the Sasakawa Africa Association, UNDP, and the World Bank.

Ortiz looks as reputable as they come, and the map appears to be the product of actual science. The report including the map was put out in 2006. By CGIAR. Here's a BBC news story about it that includes the map:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6200114.stm