Buscar
Mostrando ítems 1-8 de 8
Working Paper
An agro-economic evaluation of maize production in three valleys of the Peruvian Andes
(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 ...
Book
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 ...
Book
A regional analysis of maize biological diversity in Southeastern Guanajuato, Mexico
(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 ...
Working Paper
Exercises in the economic analysis of agronomic data
(CIMMYT, 1982)
This publication consists of sixteen exercises which are used in teaching the economic analysis of on-farm experimentation CIMMYT trainees. The exercises focus on the construction of partial budgets and the techniques of ...
Book
Emerging roles of the public and private sectors of maize seed industries in the developing world
(CIMMYT, 1995)
Interactions between public and private sector organizations in the world maize seed industry are analyzed, with emphasis on the developing world. Information is presented on the share of total maize seed sales in 1992 by ...
Working Paper
Maize research, development, and seed production in India: contributions of the public and private sectors
(CIMMYT, 1995)
This paper assesses the relative strengths and weaknesses of India's public and private maize seed industries and examines future options for maize seed industry policies. By 1992, nearly as many maize researchers worked ...
Book
Technical change in maize production: a global perspective
(CIMMYT, 1994)
The stages of technological change in maize production in commercial and small-scale semisubsistence systems are discussed and variation in the use of improved varieties/hybrids and adoption of associated inputs are noted. ...
Book
Towards reduced pesticide use for cereal crops in Asia
(CIMMYT, 1997)
Several opportunities are available for dramatically reducing the use of agrochemicals in Asia cereal crop production. The first selection of this paper summarizes past trends and future prospects for pesticide use in Asia ...