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Impacts of maize breeding research in Latin America, 1966-97
(CIMMYT, 1999)
This report documents the number and types of maize varieties and hybrids released by public breeding programs between 1966 and 1997, describes the varieties and hybrids marketed by public seed agencies and private companies ...
Book
Analysis of maize production in Honduras: linking census data to environment variables through geographic information systems
(CIMMYT, 1999)
Because data from traditional censuses are not spatially referenced, biophysical information is generally the only type used to define the spatial domains for targeting technologies. Using existing census data for Honduras ...
Book
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 ...
Working Paper
Adoption and use of improved maize by small-scale farmers in Southeast Guatemala
(CIMMYT, 1999)
This report is based on a study of the adoption and use of improved open-pollinated varieties and hybrids by small-scale farmers in the Department of Jutiapa, Guatemala. The majority of maize producers in Guatemala are ...
Book
Adoption of maize conservation tillage in Azuero, Panama
(CIMMYT, 1999)
An aggressive research and validation program launched in 1984 in Azuero, Panama, yielded a recommendation advocating zero tillage for maize production. Ten years later, maize farmers in Azuero use , land preparation ...
Brochure
A sampling of CIMMYT impacts, 1999: new global and regional studies
(CIMMYT, 1999)
CIMMYT and its partners engage in one of the world’s most ambitious humanitarian endeavors: together, we form a global wheat and maize improvement system that seeks to better the lives of millions of poor farmers and ...
Newsletter / Bulletin
Proyecto: zonas competitivas de produccion sostenible de maiz en Centro America
(CIMMYT; IICA, 1999)
En el CIMMYT y el PRM hemos pensado que una forma para difundir la metodología y procedimientos a seguir en el Proyecto es ir desarrollando y difundiendo módulos de conceptos y métodos para comentarios y discusión entre ...