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Maize-rice cropping systems in Bangladesh: status and research opportunities
(CIMMYT, 2008)
Responding to demand from expanding poultry feed markets, maize area in Bangladesh rose from only a few thousand hectares in the 1980s to more than 200,000 hectares in 2007-08. This publication describes the rise of maize ...
Book
Economic and livelihood impacts of maize research in hill regions in Mexico and Nepal: including a method for collecting and analyzing spatial data using Google Earth
(CIMMYT, 2008)
To fully assess the impact of new technologies on farmers we need to shift the focus of research from ‘crops’ or ‘commodities’ to the impact pathway which links improved crop germplasm and management to household well-being. ...
Book
An analysis of the bottlenecks affecting the production and deployment of maize seed in eastern and Southern Africa
(CIMMYT, 2008)
The publication describes outcomes of a study conducted in 2007/08 to analyze the bottlenecks affecting the production and deployment of maize seed in eastern and southern Africa. The objectives of the study were to provide ...
Annual Report
CIMMYT Annual Report 2007-2008: Science for farmers and a better food future
(CIMMYT, 2008)
After decades of stability, world food prices have jumped more than 80% since 2005. Recent good harvests have brought prices down, but not to pre-2005 levels, and most economists expect food costs to remain at much higher ...
Serial Publication
Maíz para los agricultores de las zonas marginales
(2008)
Al igual que el 90% de los agricultores en esta región del Perú -zonas de tierras bajas al este de los Andes conocidas como la "selva"-, y muchos otros en las llanuras costeras o valles interandinos, Medina siembra Marginal ...
Annual Report
CIMMYT Informe Anual 2007-2008: Ciencia para los agricultores y un mejor futuro en la alimetacion
(CIMMYT, 2008)
Tras décadas de estabilidad, los precios internacionales de los alimentos han aumentado más de 80% desde 2005. Las buenas cosechas de los últimos tiempos han ayudado a que los precios bajen, aunque no tanto que puedan ...
Article
Brochure
Drought-tolerant maize for Africa: better food security and livelihoods - Highlights of 2008
(ITTA; CIMMYT, 2008)
These are the dreams that a broad alliance involving CIMMYT and IITA, national research and extension programs, local seed companies, and non-governmental organizations – more than 50 partners in 20 nations of sub-Saharan ...
Report
Report
Tillage and residue management effects on soil quality in maize and wheat systems in the highlands of Central Mexico
(CIMMYT; Wageningen University, 2008)
Intensively cropped highlands areas in the tropics and sub-tropics are susceptible to erosion and declining soil fertility resulting in unsustainable agriculture. Conservation Agriculture has been proposed as an alternative ...