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The farming systems of the Texizapan watershed, Sierra de Santa Marta, Veracruz, Mexico 

Rice, E.; Erenstein, O.; Godinez, L. (CIMMYT, 1998)
The main farming systems of the Texizapan watershed in southern Veracruz, Mexico (200-1,640 meters above sea level) were characterized through a formal survey in 1995. Farm-level data included an inventory of resources ...
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Farmers' seed selection practices and maize variety characteristics in a traditionally-based Mexican community 

Louette, D.; Smale, M. (CIMMYT, 1998)
Experimental results and farmers surveys in a Mexican community indicates that farmers' seed selection practices protect the phenological integrity of their maize varieties as they define them, despite numerous factors ...
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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.; 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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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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Impacts of maize breeding research in Latin America, 1966-97 

Morris, M.L.; Lopez Pereira, M.A. (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 ...
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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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The maize seed industries of Brazil and Mexico: past performance, current issues and future prospects 

Lopez Pereira, M.A.; Garcia, J.C. (CIMMYT, 1997)
This paper describes results of a study of the main factors affecting the development of the maize seed industries in Brazil and Mexico (and, by extension, other developing countries). The authors develop a framework that ...
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Intensifying maize-based cropping systems in the Sierra de Santa Marta, Veracruz 

Buckles, D.; Erenstein, O. (CIMMYT, 1996)
This paper focuses on intensifying maize-based cropping systems in the Sierra de Santa Marta Region of Veracruz, Mexico. Following a description of the study area, the paper examines the historical forces that have shaped ...
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Farmers' use of improved seed selection practices in Mexican maize: evidence and issues from the Sierra de Santa Marta 

Rice, E.; Smale, M.; Blanco Rosas, J.L. (CIMMYT, 1997)
The principal advantage of in situ conservation is that it allows adaptive evolutionary processes to continue in the species that are being conserved. For a cultivated crop species, in situ conservation involves farmers' ...
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Farmer assessment of velvetbean as a green manure in Veracruz, Mexico: experimentation and expected profits 

Soule, M.J. (CIMMYT, 1996)
This study explores factors associated with farmers' decision to experiment with velvetbean (Mucuna spp.), a green manure, as a maize intercrop in three villages of Veracruz, Mexico. To asses whether velvetbean might be ...
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CIMMYT Economics Working Paper (5)CIMMYT NRG Documento (3)CIMMYT NRG Paper (2)CIMMYT NRG Copublication (1)Economics Working Paper (1)
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Erenstein, O. (4)Smale, M. (4)Lopez Pereira, M.A. (3)Aguirre Gomez, J.A. (2)Bellon, M. (2)Rice, E. (2)Soule, M.J. (2)Blanco Rosas, J.L. (1)Buckles, D. (1)Cadena Iñiguez, P. (1)... View More
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INNOVATION ADOPTION (10)RESEARCH PROJECTS (4)ZEA MAYS (4)CROP PRODUCTION (3)ECONOMIC ANALYSIS (3)CROP MANAGEMENT (2)CROPPING SYSTEMS (2)ECONOMIC VIABILITY (2)GREEN MANURES (2)... View More
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