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The rate and sequence of adoption of improved cereal technologies: the case of rainfed barley in the Mexican Altiplano
(CIMMYT, 1982)
In efforts to understand the process of agricultural develoµtent, economists and other social scientists have invested substantial resources in literally hundreds of studies of the adoption of new agricultural technologies. ...
Working Paper
Including dietary concerns in on-farm research: an example from Imbabura, Ecuador
(CIMMYT, 1982)
The results of a qualitative dietary survey carried out in Imbabura, Ecuador, are described. Attention is given to the application of this; information to the planning of on-farm experimentation for the same region. ...
Working Paper
Data collection, site selection and farmer participation in on-farm experimentation
(CIMMYT, 1982)
This paper contains suggestions for improving data collection during on-farm experimentation. Besides providing agronomic data, the experimental phase of on-farm research can be a source of other valuable information. ...
Working Paper
Exercises in the economic analysis of agronomic data
(CIMMYT, 1982)
This publication consists of sixteen exercises which are used in teaching the economic analysis of on-farm experimentation CIMMYT trainees. The exercises focus on the construction of partial budgets and the techniques of ...
Working Paper
Maize in north Veracruz State, Mexico: farmer practice and research opportunities
(CIMMYT, 1982)
This report exemplifies the short, well-focuses formal survey emphasized in CIMMYT's on-farm research procedures. The survey was done in northern Veracruz, Mexico, where CIMMYT Maize Production Training carries out on-farm ...
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New wheat varieties and the small farmer
(CIMMYT, 1982)
The distribution of the benefits of new agricultural technologies is the subject of continuing controversy, especially following the widespread adoption of new wheat and rice varieties in developing countries over the last ...