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The maize subdirector in Paraguay: a diagnostic overview 

Morris, M.L.; Alvarez, M.; Espinoza, M.A. (CIMMYT, 1990)
The maize sector in Paraguay is going through a period of perplexing changes. Despite recent production gains, average maize yields remain far below those which could be achieved with relatively simple changes in management ...
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Maize in the Mampong-Sekodumasi area of Ghana: results of an exploratory survey 

Bruce, K.; Byerlee, D.; Edmeades, G.O. (CIMMYT, 1980)
In cooperation with researchers in many national agricultural research programs, CIMMYT has sought to develop procedures which help to focus agricultural research squarely on the needs of farmers. The process involves ...
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Maize in north Veracruz State, Mexico: farmer practice and research opportunities 

Harrington, L.W.; Alam, Q.; Arap Rop, I.; Basa, I.; Rodvinij, P. (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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Maize production practices in Paraguay: survey findings and implications for research 

Morris, M.L.; Alvarez, M. (CIMMYT, 1995)
Data collected through a survey of 252 rural households support the conventional wisdom that maize in Paraguay is grown by many different categories of producers, ranging from small-scale semisubsistence farmers to large-scale ...
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Genetic change in farmer-recycled maize seed: a review of the evidence 

Morris, M.L.; Risopoulos, J.; Beck, D. (CIMMYT, 1999)
This paper summarizes what is known about farm-level maize seed management practices and reviews the theoretical and empirical evidence regarding the relationship between farmers’ seed recycling practices and the genetic ...
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Maize production and agricultural policies in Central America and Mexico 

Sain, G.; Lopez Pereira, M.A. (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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Adoption and use of improved maize by small-scale farmers in Southeast Guatemala 

Sain, G.; Martinez, J.C. (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 ...
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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 

Smale, M.; Bellon, M.R.; Aguirre Gomez, J.A. (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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A regional analysis of maize biological diversity in Southeastern Guanajuato, Mexico 

Aguirre Gomez, J.A.; Bellon, M.R.; Smale, M. (CIMMYT, 1998)
Four environments with contrasting potential for agricultural productivity and infrastructure development were identified in Guanajuato State, Mexico, to test hypotheses about the relationship of maize biological diversity ...
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Farmer management of maize diversity in the Central Valleys of Oaxaca, Mexico: CIMMYT INIFAP -- 1998 Baseline Socioeconomic Survey 

Smale, M.; Aguirre Gomez, J.A.; Bellon, M.R.; Mendoza, J.; Rosas, I.M. (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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CIMMYT Economics Working Paper (30)
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Smale, M. (8)Morris, M.L. (7)Lopez Pereira, M.A. (6)Bellon, M. (5)Aguirre Gomez, J.A. (4)Alvarez, M. (3)Byerlee, D. (2)Espinoza, M.A. (2)Heisey, P.W. (2)Rosas, I.M. (2)... View More
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ZEA MAYS (17)MAIZE (13)INNOVATION ADOPTION (12)ECONOMIC ANALYSIS (9)SMALL FARMS (7)SEED PRODUCTION (6)FOOD PRODUCTION (5)CROP MANAGEMENT (4)CROP PRODUCTION (4)FARMING SYSTEMS (4)... View More
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