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Impacts of international research on intertemporal yield stability in wheat and maize: an economic assessment
(CIMMYT, 2006)
Critics of modern maize and wheat varieties (MVs) have suggested that, in developing countries, yields of these varieties vary more from season to season than yields of farmers’ traditional varieties, thereby exposing ...
Handbook
Manual de plagas en granos almacenados y tecnologías alternas para su manejo y control
(CIMMYT, 2007)
El grano de maíz es una fuente importante de carbohidratos y proteínas para la gente de escasos recursos en el mundo. Sin embargo, existen factores que limitan su producción, entre ellos, los insectos, los roedores y las ...
Book
Mejoramiento de maíces criollos por integración de alelos
(CIMMYT, 2007)
Aunque en el mercado existe una amplia gama de variedades mejoradas, esta tecnología no está al alcance de muchos agricultores, porque muchas veces no es posible conseguirla en la zona objeto del presente estudio o porque ...
Report
Impactos del mejoramiento de maíz en América Latina: 1966-1997
(CIMMYT, 2000)
Este informe documenta el número y los tipos de variedades e híbridos de maíz lanzados por los programas públicos de mejoramiento entre 1966 y 1997; describe las variedades e híbridos comercializados por organismos públicos ...
Book
Adoption of maize seed and fertilizer technologies in embu district, Kenya
(CIMMYT, 2002)
This study reviews socioeconomic and technical factors that affect the adoption of improved maize and fertilizer in the Embu District, Kenya and the role of credit in both. A total of 127 farmers (82 adopters and 45 ...
Book
Understanding farm level technology adoption: lessons learned from CIMMYT's micro surveys in Eastern Africa
(CIMMYT, 2003)
Drawing on a series of technology adoption studies carried out by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in collaboration with national agricultural research systems in Eastern Africa during 1996-98, ...
Conference Proceedings
Integrated approaches to higher maize productivity in the new millennium: proceedings of the Seventh Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Maize Conference
(KARI; CIMMYT, 2004)
This proceedings provides a comprehensive and detailed presentation of the major maize research activities and advances in Eastern and Southern Africa since the previous Regional Maize Conference held in 1998. The Conference, ...
Book
Maize in Vietnam: production systems, constraints, and research priorities
(CIMMYT, 2004)
This is one of a series of seven in-depth country studies on maize production systems in Asia, funded by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development ...
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Report
Variety testing and release approaches in DTMA project countries in Sub-Saharan Africa
(CIMMYT, 2009)
This report presents a summary of variety testing and release regulations in DTMA project countries in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). In order to understand these approaches a study was undertaken in 2007 under the auspices of ...