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Adoption of maize seed and fertilizer technologies in embu district, Kenya
(CIMMYT, 2002)
This study reviews socioeconomic and technical factors that affect the adoption of improved maize and fertilizer in the Embu District, Kenya and the role of credit in both. A total of 127 farmers (82 adopters and 45 ...
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Social relations and seed transactions among smallscale maize farmers in the Central Valleys of Oaxaca, Mexico
(CIMMYT, 2002)
This paper explores social arrangements associated with seed transactions among smallscale maize farmers in the Central Valleys of Oaxaca, Mexico, a centre of crop genetic diversity. A formal seed distribution system has ...
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Farmer experimentation to assess the potential of legumes in maize-based cropping systems in Malawi
(CIMMYT, 2002)
The AusAID/ACIAR/CIMMYT Risk Management Project develops resource-conserving farming methods in collaboration with smallholder farmers, combining use of crop simulation modeling and farmer participatory research (FPR). ...
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Maize in Vietnam: production systems, constraints, and research priorities
(CIMMYT, 2004)
This is one of a series of seven in-depth country studies on maize production systems in Asia, funded by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development ...
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Maize in the Philippines: production systems, constraints, and research priorities
(CIMMYT, 2004)
This is one of a series of country studies on maize production systems in Asia. It is part of a project designed to promote sustainable intensification of maize production systems while ensuring equitable income growth and ...
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Maize in Thailand: production systems, constraints, and research priorities
(CIMMYT, 2004)
This is one of a series of seven in-depth country studies on maize production systems in Asia, funded by the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and the International Fund for Agricultural Development ...
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Strategies for strengthening and scaling up community-based seed production
(CIMMYT, 2006)
Maize is the primary source of calories in the diet of many resource-poor farm families in the Southern African Development Community (SADC). International agricultural research centers, in collaboration with national ...
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Tropical and subtropical maize in Asia: production systems, constraints, and research priorities
(CIMMYT, 2007)
This book examines future technological and policy prospects for the sustainable intensification of rainfed upland maize production in Asia, and derives R&D priorities for specific maize production environments and markets. ...
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Maize in China: production systems, constraints, and research priorities
(CIMMYT, 2006)
This report was undertaken as part of a seven-country project to promote the sustainable intensification of maize production systems in upland environments in Asia. Maize is cultivated throughout China and plays a key role ...
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Gender and innovation processes in Maize-Based Systems
(CIMMYT, 2017)
For several decades maize research for development has delivered valuable improved technologies to poor farmers. Some of these innovations significantly enhanced productivity, food security, and incomes, while others have ...