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Chimanga cha makolo, hybrids, and composites: an analysis of farmers' adoption of maize technology in Malawi, 1989-91 

Smale, M.; Kaunda, Z.H.W.; Makina, H.L.; Mkandawire, M.M.M.K.; Msowoya, M.N.S.; Mwale, D.J.E.K.; Heisey, P.W. (CIMMYT, 1991)
This paper profiles farmers' adoption behavior and varietal choices with respect to local and improved maize technologies (variety, fertilizer application, and other agronomic practices) in three agroeconomic zones of ...
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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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Indicators of wheat genetic diversity and germplasm use in the people's republic of China 

Ning Yang.; Smale, M. (CIMMYT, 1996)
A preliminary study of wheat genetic diversity in the People's Republic of China is presented. Available evidence and basic data related to the ancestry of leading wheat cultivars and the area distribution of dominant ...
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Genetic diversity and maize seed management in a traditional Mexican community: implications for in situ conservation of maize 

Louette, D.; Smale, M. (CIMMYT, 1996)
Results from a study of maize varieties and seed sources in a traditional community in Mexico raise questions about the relevance of models for in situ conservation of crop genetic resources that are based on geographical ...
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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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The contribution of genetic resources and diversity to wheat productivity: a case from the Punjab of Pakistan 

Hartell, J.; Smale, M.; Heisey, P.W.; Senauer, B. (CIMMYT, 1997)
This study makes use of data on wheat production in the Punjab of Pakistan from 1979 to 1985 to 1) examine patterns of varietal diversity in farmers' fields both at the regional and district levels and 2) identify how and ...
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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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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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Institutional change and discontinuities in farmers' use of hybrid maize seed and fertilizer in Malawi: findings from the 1996-97 CIMMYT/MoLD Survey 

Smale, M.; Phiri, A. (CIMMYT, 1998)
This study records the use of hybrid maize seed and fertilizer by small-scale farmers in Malawi, as well as their opinions about these inputs, from 1989-90 through 1996-97. Its main purpose is to determine whether the ...
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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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CIMMYT Economics Working Paper (13)CIMMYT NRG Paper (2)Economics Working Paper (1)
Author
Smale, M. (18)
Bellon, M. (4)Heisey, P.W. (4)Aguirre Gomez, J.A. (3)Kaunda, Z.H.W. (2)Louette, D. (2)Makina, H.L. (2)Mkandawire, M.M.M.K. (2)Msowoya, M.N.S. (2)Mwale, D.J.E.K. (2)... View More
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INNOVATION ADOPTION (12)ECONOMIC ANALYSIS (8)MAIZE (7)CROP MANAGEMENT (6)GENETIC RESOURCES (5)VARIETIES (5)GENETIC VARIATION (4)PLANT BREEDING (4)PRODUCTIVITY (4)BIODIVERSITY (3)... View More
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Bread Wheat (1)CIMMYT (1)Farm Households (1)Farmers Behavior (1)Farmers Selection (1)Maize Technology (1)... View More
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Global (7)North America (6)Southern Africa (3)Eastern Africa (2)Central Asia (1)... View More


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