TY  - BK
AU  - Buckles, D.
AU  - Erenstein,O.
TI  - Intensifying maize-based cropping systems in the Sierra de Santa Marta, Veracruz
T2  - CIMMYT NRG Paper
SN  - 1405-2830
PY  - 1996///
CY  - Mexico
PB  - CIMMYT, 
KW  - Cropping systems
KW  - AGROVOC
KW  - Maize
KW  - Plant production
KW  - Soil conservation
KW  - Veracruz
N1  - Open Access
N2  - 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 regional maize-based cropping systems, current maize production practices, and major productivity and sustainability constraints. Potential solutions to these constraints, some of which have been successfully tested in the area, are described and possible productivity and sustainability impacts are appraised in qualitative terms. The appraisal provides the basis for a quantitative analysis of the farm-level costs and benefits associated with the adoption of the alternative practices. A farmer-based approach to extension is described and implementation costs are estimated
UR  - http://hdl.handle.net/10883/938
ER  -