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Adoption and impact of high yielding wheat varieties in Northern Tunisia
(CIMMYT, 1996)
This study assesses the extent to which durum and bread wheat high yielding varieties (HYVs) have been adopted by farmers in northern Tunisia, a region which accounts for more than 80 degrees ' of the nation's durum wheat ...
Book
Farmers' wheat seed sources and seed management in the Enebssie area, Ethiopia
(IARC; CIMMYT, 1998)
This study in Enebssie area, Ethiopia, aimed to identify farmers' wheat seed acquisition and transfer mechanisms; explore problems related to those mechanisms; document the status of previously released wheat varieties; ...
Article
Carbon footprint and economic sustainability of pearl millet-mustard system under different tillage and nutrient management practices in moisture stress conditions
(Academic Journals, 2012)
Pearlmillet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) ? mustard (Brassica juncea L.) is an important cropping system of limited water and marginal land areas grown under improper crop establishment and imbalanced fertilization. Conservation ...
Article
How much can smallholders in Bangladesh benefit from summer tomato cultivation? an applied agro-economic analysis of on-farm data
(SAARC Agricultural Centre, 2015)
Conference Proceedings
Maize production technology for the future: challenges and opportunities
(CIMMYT; EARO, 1999)
This publication provides a comprehensive and highly detailed picture of the major maize research advances and challenges in Eastern and Southern Africa since the last Regional Maize Conference held in 1996. The papers ...
Annual Report
1993/94 CIMMYT world maize facts and trends maize seed industries: emerging roles of the public and private sectors
(CIMMYT, 1994)
This report analyzes interactions between public and private sector organizations in the world maize seed industry, with emphasis on the developing world. The analysis includes the share of total maize seed sales in 1992 ...
Annual Report
1989/90 CIMMYT world maize facts and trends: realizing the potential of maize in Sub-Saharan Africa
(CIMMYT, 1990)
Throughout sub-Saharan Africa, per capita production of maize and other traditional staples has declined in recent years. The worsening prospects for African agriculture are a prime concern of the Consultative Group on ...
Annual Report
World maize facts and trends, CIMMYT Report one: analysis of changes in production, consumption, trade, and prices over the last two decades
(CIMMYT, 1981)
CIMMYT's mandate covers two of the world's major cereal crops, maize and wheat. Fifty-three countries of the developing world have over 100,000 hectares sown to maize; these countries represent three-fourths of the popu ...
Annual Report
1991/92 CIMMYT world maize facts and trends: Maize research investment and impacts in developing countries
(CIMMYT, 1992)
This report examines maize research in the developing world, focusing primarily on crop breeding by the public sector (national research programs and international agricultural research centers). Based on a survey of ...
Research Report
1986 CIMMYT World maize facts and trends: the economics of commercial maize seed production in developing countries
(CIMMYT, 1987)
A viable maize seed industry is a key element in the extension of improved maize varieties to Third World farmers. In this report, the worldwide use and price of maize seed is analyzed by seed type. A discussion of issues ...