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La adopción de la labranza de conservación en un sistema de cultivo en ladera en Motozintla, Chiapas
(CIMMYT, 1997)
Una encuesta realizada en 1994 entre 82 productores que cultivan maiz en las laderas empinadas de Motozintla, Chiapas, proporciono informacion sobre las practicas de cultivo, incluida la adopcion de la labranza de conservacion; ...
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Evaluación campesina del frijol de abono empleado como abono verde en Veracruz, México: experimentación y beneficios esperados
(CIMMYT, 1997)
En este estudio se investigan los factores vinculados con la decision de los agricultores de experimentar con el frijol de abono (Mucuna spp.), un abono verde, como cultivo intercalado con el maiz en tres aldeas de Veracruz, ...
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Compendium of deliverables of the conservation agriculture course 2012
(CIMMYT, 2012)
This book is the result of the hard work of six CIMMYT trainees who work on sustainable practices in Argentina, India, Iran, Mexico and Nepal, and participated in the 2012 visiting scientist program “Conservation agriculture: ...
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Compendium of deliverables of the conservation agriculture course 2011
(CIMMYT, 2011)
This book is the result of the hard work of 11 CIMMYT trainees who work on sustainable practices in India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, China, Tunisia, Morocco, Turkey, and Bangladesh, and participated in the 2011 ...
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The contribution of economic analysis in developing promising research agendas: a maize nitrogen x phosphorus trial in Zimbabwe
(CIMMYT, 1990)
Maize accounts for 70% of Zimbabwe's cereal growing area. Its productivity, particularly in the communal areas, is limited by both soil and moisture constraints. Most soils in communal areas are coarse-textured sands derived ...
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Chimanga cha makolo, hybrids and composites: farmers' adoption of maize technology in Malawi, 1989-90
(CIMMYT, 1992)
During the 1989-90 and 1990-91 cropping seasons, researchers from CIMMYT and the Evaluation Units of the Malawian Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) collected data to profile farmers' adoption behavior and varietal choices, and ...
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Conservation agriculture systems for Malawian smallholder farmers: long term effects on crop productivity, profitability and soil quality
(Cambridge University Press, 2013)
Conservation agriculture (CA) systems are based upon minimal soil disturbance; crop residue retention and crop rotation and/or intercrop association are increasingly seen to recycle nutrients, increase yield and reduce ...
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Maize adaptive research: achievements and prospects in Southern Africa
(CIMMYT, 1990)
In the last six to eight years, farming systems adaptive research has contributed much to the understanding of maize production constraints on smallholder farms in southern Africa. It has contributed less to the development ...
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Smallholder farmer innovation and contexts in maize-based Conservation Agriculture Systems in Central Malawi
(Canadian Center of Science and Education, 2017)
The increased threat of food insecurity and climate change requires more sustainable ways of agriculture intensification in African smallholder farming systems. Ample evidence confirms that maize-based conservation agriculture ...