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G77070 |
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MX-TxCIM |
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20211006084741.0 |
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
970-648-076-5 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Original cataloging agency |
MX-TxCIM |
| 072 #0 - SUBJECT CATEGORY CODE |
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E70 |
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F01 |
| 090 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED LC-TYPE CALL NUMBER (OCLC); LOCAL CALL NUMBER (RLIN) |
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| Classification number (OCLC) (R) ; Classification number, CALL (RLIN) (NR) |
CIS-3797 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Bellon, M.R. |
| Affiliation |
International conference on impacts of agricultural research and development: Why has impact assessment research not made more of a difference? |
| 110 0# - MAIN ENTRY--CORPORATE NAME |
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| Corporate name or jurisdiction name as entry element |
Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo (CIMMYT), Mexico DF (Mexico) |
| 111 2# - MAIN ENTRY--MEETING NAME |
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| Meeting name or jurisdiction name as entry element |
International Conference on Impacts of Agricultural Research and Development |
| Location of meeting |
San José (Costa Rica) |
| Date of meeting |
4-7 Feb 2002 |
| 245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The impact of improved maize germplasm on poverty alleviation: |
| Remainder of title |
The case of tuxpeño-derived material in Mexico |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
Mexico, DF (Mexico) |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
CIMMYT : |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
2003 |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
p. 52 |
| 340 ## - PHYSICAL MEDIUM |
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Printed |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Abstract only |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. |
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| Summary, etc. |
Improved maize varieties have been available in Mexico for more than 40 years. Unfortunately, diffusion of these varieties has been relatively limited, despite repeated government campaigns to encourage use of improved seed. However, the relatively low rate of diffusion may give a misleading impression of the true impacts of improved germplasm on the welfare of rural households. A growing body of evidence suggests that many small-scale, subsistence-oriented farmers have taken up improved varieties and through their management transformed them to better suit their needs. This process can be seen as a "middle way" by which scientific technology is adapted to local farmer conditions, thus serving as a vehicle by which the poor benefit from improved technology. The objective of this study is to assess the impact of improved maize germplasm on rural poverty in lowland tropical Mexico. Its focus is on the Tuxpeño germplasm complex, which has been subjected to an intensive breeding effort by the International Maize and wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and its national partner INIFAP during the 1ast forty years. The study involved three separate but related activities: 1) measuring the diffusi6n, local adaptation, and use of improved maize germplasm; 2) understanding how choices about adaptation are linked to the livelihood strategies and vulnerability context of rural households, and; 3) assessing the impacts of adoption on the welfare of rural households. Different methodologies such as participatory methods, ethnography, case studies, a household sample survey and a collection of agronomic evaluation of maize samples were used. Twelve communities, with different degrees of marginality (very high, high, and medium) were selected in two of the poorest states in Mexico (Oaxaca and Chiapas). This was done with the help of a geographic information system (GIS) that synthesizes information on marginality, formal distribution of improved germplasm, and the agroecological adaptation of improved Tuxpeño germplasm. In the twelve communities, a series of focus group discussions were organized to assess technical issues regarding maize production and variety adoption. In eight of them, additional focus groups were organized with poor and relatively wealthy informants to understand their livelihood strategies. Finally, in four of them, in-depth case studies on the local livelihoods were carried out with selected households. Based on the qualitative information generated with the focus groups, a survey has been developed and a sample survey will be implemented in the twelve communities. The survey includes a section on farmers' evaluation of maize types grown in terms of traits previously identified as important using participatory methods. This should allow a comparison of the different maize types based on farmers' perceptions. Finally, grow-outs of the collected maize samples, as well as sample from available commercial varieties, will be carried out to quantify the agronomic differences among the samples and assess how the adapted maize compares to the original products of breeding. |
| 536 ## - FUNDING INFORMATION NOTE |
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| Text of note |
Socioeconomics Program |
| 546 ## - LANGUAGE NOTE |
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| Language note |
English |
| 591 ## - CATALOGING NOTES |
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| Affiliation |
0309|R01CIMPU|AGRIS 0301|AL-Economics Program |
| 595 ## - COLLECTION |
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| Collection |
CIMMYT Staff Publications Collection |
| 650 17 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Economic analysis |
| Miscellaneous information |
AGROVOC |
| Source of heading or term |
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| 9 (RLIN) |
1088 |
| 650 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Farmers |
| Miscellaneous information |
AGROVOC |
| 9 (RLIN) |
1654 |
| 650 17 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Germplasm |
| Miscellaneous information |
AGROVOC |
| Source of heading or term |
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| 9 (RLIN) |
1136 |
| 650 17 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Maize |
| Miscellaneous information |
AGROVOC |
| Source of heading or term |
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| 9 (RLIN) |
1173 |
| 650 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Mexico |
| 650 17 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Poverty |
| Miscellaneous information |
AGROVOC |
| Source of heading or term |
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| 9 (RLIN) |
1215 |
| 650 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Seed production |
| 9 (RLIN) |
1253 |
| 650 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Technological |
| 653 0# - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED |
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| Uncontrolled term |
CIMMYT |
| 650 10 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| 9 (RLIN) |
1109 |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element |
Farming systems |
| Miscellaneous information |
AGROVOC |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Adato, M., |
| Relator term |
coaut. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Aguirre Gómez, J.A., |
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coaut. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Becerril, J., |
| Relator term |
coaut. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| 9 (RLIN) |
960 |
| Personal name |
Watson, D.J. |
| Miscellaneous information |
Research & Partnership Program |
| Field link and sequence number |
INT3479 |
| Relator term |
ed. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Koha item type |
Conference proceedings |