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Le concept de domaine de recommandation: guide pratique d'utilisation pour la recherche agronomique en milieu réel
(CIMMYT, 1984)
Les programmes nationaux de recherche agricole s'orientent de plus en plus vers les programmes de recherche dans les conditions de production. Il devient donc npcessaire de bien définir la clientèle de ce type de recherche. ...
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Maize food and feed consumption in the developing world
(CIMMYT, 1984)
An analysis of trends in maize use in developing countries are presented. The major causes of current trends in maize consumption in these countries is reviewed. Maize feed use in both producing and importing countries is ...
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A conceptual framework for valuing on-farm genetic resources
(CIMMYT, 1998)
This paper proposes a preliminary conceptual framework designed to support strategic decisions about which crop populations-in a well-defined reference area within a crop's center of diversity-are suitable candidates for ...
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Sources of productivity growth in wheat: A review of recent performance and medium-to long-term prospects
(CIMMYT, 1999)
Sources of yield growth in wheat are investigated based on a stylized framework of technical change. Evidence suggests that the relative contribution of input intensification to yield growth has diminished in recent years ...
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Cereal crop productivity in developing countries: past trends and future prospects
(CIMMYT, 1999)
This paper synthesizes the evidence on cereal crop poductivity in developing countries over the past 30 years and looks at future prospects for productivity in growth. For more than three decades we have witnessed the ...
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Nutritive and economic value of triticale as a feed grain for poultry
(CIMMYT, 1994)
This study reviews evidence from various studies of the nutritional value of triticale (X. Triticosecale Wittmack) for poultry feed. The economic value of triticale as a major ingredient in poultry diets, substituting for ...
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Institutionalizing the role of the economist in national agricultural research institutes
(CIMMYT, 1993)
The evolution of the role of economists in agricultural research institutes (ARIs) over the past two decades is described. A framework for determining relevant research activities for economists in ARIs is presented, with ...
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Farmer plant breeding from a biological perspective: implications for collaborative plant breeding
(CIMMYT, 1999)
Plant breeding by research has become increasingly isolated from the plant breeding of farmers. Collaborative plant breeding (CPB) offers the possibility of bringing these two plant breeding traditions together to increase ...
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Using economics to explain spatial diversity in a wheat crop: examples from Australia and China
(CIMMYT, 1999)
Spatial diversity indicators may serve an important function for policymakers as they seek to manage crop genetic diversity and potential externalities associated with diffusion of some types of genetically improved crops. ...
Working Paper
Recommendation domains: a framework for on-farm research
(CIMMYT, 1984)
This paper provides a thorough examination of the concept of; the recommendation domain. It outlines the use of the concept in different stages of on-farm research, pro; vides examples of recommendation domains as used in ...