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Impact of improved maize germplasm on poverty alleviation: the case of Tuxpeño-Derived materials in Mexico
(CIMMYT, 2005)
This study documents the use of improved maize germplasm by poor small-scale farmers in lowland tropical Mexico and how it contributes to their well-being. To this end, the direct adoption of improved varieties and their ...
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Farmer management of maize diversity in the Central Valleys of Oaxaca, Mexico: CIMMYT INIFAP -- 1998 Baseline Socioeconomic Survey
(CIMMYT, 1999)
Descriptive data from the sample survey of households in the study communities enable us to profile the characteristics of: (1) farm households; (2) the maize populations they grow, based on their own descriptors and the ...
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Social relations and seed transactions among smallscale maize farmers in the Central Valleys of Oaxaca, Mexico
(CIMMYT, 2002)
This paper explores social arrangements associated with seed transactions among smallscale maize farmers in the Central Valleys of Oaxaca, Mexico, a centre of crop genetic diversity. A formal seed distribution system has ...
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Identifying appropriate germplasm for participatory breeding: an example from the central Valleys of Oaxaca, Mexico
(CIMMYT, 2000)
Identifying the appropriate germplasm to be improved is a key component of any participatory breeding effort because of its implications for impacts on social welfare and genetic diversity. This paper describes a method ...
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The private and public characteristics of maize land races and the area allocation decisions of farmers in a center of crop diversity
(CIMMYT, 1999)
This study uses an approach derived from models of the private and public characteristics of goods to illustrate (1) the overriding importance of variety attributes in farmers' decisions to allocate area among varieties ...
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Mejoramiento para aumentar la tolerancia a sequía y a deficiencia de nitrógeno en el maíz: de la teoría a la práctica
(CIMMYT, 2012)
Este documento, dirigido inicialmente a los mejoradores de maíz en África al sur del Sahara, se basa en un método probado que fue elaborado en el CIMMYT con el fin de mejorar la tolerancia del maíz al estrés por sequía y ...