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The birth of CIMMYT: pioneering the idea and ideals of international agricultural research
(CIMMYT, 2016)
The birth of the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in Mexico was an experiment in applying the idea of international agricultural research for development and the ideals for designing international ...
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Technical change in maize production: a global perspective
(CIMMYT, 1994)
The stages of technological change in maize production in commercial and small-scale semisubsistence systems are discussed and variation in the use of improved varieties/hybrids and adoption of associated inputs are noted. ...
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New wheat varieties and the small farmer
(CIMMYT, 1982)
The distribution of the benefits of new agricultural technologies is the subject of continuing controversy, especially following the widespread adoption of new wheat and rice varieties in developing countries over the last ...
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Ventajas comparativas y política agrícola para la producción de trigo en Ecuador
(CIMMYT, 1985)
This study examines three interrelated subjects: the decrease of wheat production and increasing wheat imports in Ecuador, the feasibility of wheat production in this country from the point of view of resource use efficiency, ...
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Technical change and wheat productivity in the Indian Punjab in the post green revolution period
(CIMMYT, 1992)
Major changes in the wheat economy of Punjab State, India, since the Widespread adoption of modern varieties (MVs) in the early 1970s, are summarized from an analysis of trends in micro-level farm data and by using an index ...
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Impacts of international wheat breeding research in the developing world, 1966-90
(CIMMYT, 1993)
1986-90. Overall, varieties originating directly from CIMMYT crosses or from NARS crosses using a CIMMYT parent occupy 40 million hectares of wheat in the developing world. It is estimated that adoption of MVs from 1977 ...
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Planning technologies appropriate to farmers: concepts and procedures
(CIMMYT, 1988)
We have prepared this Manual for professionals involved in research on improving agricultural technology for farmers. We believe that it will be useful to both biological scientists and social scientists and that parts of ...
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Modern varieties, productivity, and sustainability: recent experience and emerging challenges
(CIMMYT, 1994)
The contribution of modern varieties of the three major cereal crops.(rice, wheat, and maize) in the post-Green Revolution period, especially during the past decade or so, is reviewed in light of recent changes in the ...
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Dryland wheat in India: the impact of technical change and future research challenges
(CIMMYT, 1992)
This study focuses on the dryland wheat areas of central and southern India (over half of India's total rainfed wheat area), where wheat is produced on deep vertisols in a fallow wheat system depending heavily on the ...