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Rainfed maize production in Mexico: trends, constraints, and technological and institutional challenges for researchers
(CIMMYT, 1992)
This paper reviews trends in rainfed maize production in Mexico over the past several decades, and the experience of lNIFAP/ CIMMYT/ CIRAD on-farm research (OFR) in Mexico's lowland tropics, to evaluate the prospects for ...
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Maize production and agricultural policies in Central America and Mexico
(CIMMYT, 1999)
This paper reviews trends in maize production and consumption in Central America and Mexico in the context of the political and economic changes taking place in the region since the 1970's. The authors focus on the effects ...
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The economics of quality protein maize as an animal feed: case studies of Brazil and El Salvador
(CIMMYT, 1992)
This study examines the potential of quality protein maize (QPM) as an animal feed ingredient in Brazil and EI Salvador. The minimum ingredient cost of pig and chicken feed with and without QPM and the optimal level of the ...
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Emerging roles of the public and private sectors of maize seed industries in the developing world
(CIMMYT, 1995)
Interactions between public and private sector organizations in the world maize seed industry are analyzed, with emphasis on the developing world. Information is presented on the share of total maize seed sales in 1992 by ...
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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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The maize seed industries of Brazil and Mexico: past performance, current issues and future prospects
(CIMMYT, 1997)
This paper describes results of a study of the main factors affecting the development of the maize seed industries in Brazil and Mexico (and, by extension, other developing countries). The authors develop a framework that ...