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Optimal search in ex situ collections of wheat genetic resources 

Gollin, D.; Smale, M.; Skovmand, B. (CIMMYT, 1998)
This paper develops a theoretical model for analyzing gene bank management decisions regarding the search for traits of economic value in ex situ collections of wheat. The model is applied to data on the probability of ...
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Economic criteria for establishing plant breeding programs 

Brennan, J.P. (CIMMYT, 1991)
A general model of annual costs and lagged annual returns from a plant breeding program is developed to estimate the threshold sizes of a crop industry at which different breeding programs could be economically justified, ...
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Organization and performance of national maize seed industries: a new institutionalist perspective 

Morris, M.L.; Smale, M. (CIMMYT, 1997)
This paper proposes a conceptual framework for analyzing the organization and performance of national maize seed industries. The authors begin by reviewing what several leading economic paradigms have to say about the ...
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Cereal crop productivity in developing countries: past trends and future prospects 

Pingali, P.L.; Heisey, P.W. (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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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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Sources of productivity growth in wheat: A review of recent performance and medium-to long-term prospects 

Rejesus, R.M.; Heisey, P.W.; Smale, M. (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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A conceptual framework for valuing on-farm genetic resources 

Bellon, M.R.; Smale, M. (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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Understanding global trends in the use of wheat diversity and international flows of wheat genetic resources 

Smale, M. (CIMMYT, 1996)
This paper discusses the centers of origin and diversity for bread wheat; sketches historical patterns in the sources and use of wheat genetic resources in modern plant breeding; identifies and compares indicators of genetic ...
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Using economics to explain spatial diversity in a wheat crop: examples from Australia and China 

Smale, M.; Meng, E.C.H.; Brennan, J.P.; Ruifa Hu (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. ...
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International collaboration in crop improvement research: current status and future prospects 

Traxler, G.; Pingali, P.L. (CIMMYT, 1999)
Investments over the past 35 years have created s system of national and international research centers that has revolutionized the supply of improved cereal varieties to developing country farmers. The newly created ...
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CIMMYT Economics Working Paper (15)
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Smale, M. (6)Brennan, J.P. (2)Byerlee, D. (2)Heisey, P.W. (2)Lopez Pereira, M.A. (2)Morris, M.L. (2)Pingali, P.L. (2)Abderrezak Belaid (1)Anandajayasekeram, P. (1)Beck, D.L. (1)... View More
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ECONOMIC ANALYSIS (9)CROP PRODUCTION (5)INNOVATION ADOPTION (5)PLANT BREEDING (4)CROP MANAGEMENT (3)GENETIC RESOURCES (3)MAIZE (3)PRODUCTIVITY (3)SEED PRODUCTION (3)WHEAT (3)... View More
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