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022			_a1574-0862 (Online)
022	0		_a0169-5150
024	8		_ahttps://doi.org/10.1016/S0169-5150(00)00129-8
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041			_aeng
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090			_aCIS-3247
100	1		_aKosarek, J.L. _922014
245	1	0	_aFactors explaining the diffusion of hybrid maize in Latin America and the Caribbean region
260			_aNetherlands : _bElsevier, _c2001.
340			_aPrinted
500			_aPeer review
500			_aPeer-review: Yes - Open Access: Yes|http://science.thomsonreuters.com/cgi-bin/jrnlst/jlresults.cgi?PC=MASTER&ISSN=0169-5150
520			_aIf future demand for maize in Latin America and the Caribbean region (LAC) is to be met from local sources, domestic production must continue to increase. Because further expansion in the area planted to maize is precluded by the limited availability of arable land, future increases in production will have to rely heavily on the spread of productivity-enhancing hybrid technology. Until now, the diffusion of hybrid maize in LAC has been quite variable. Using data from 18 countries, we investigate factors affecting the hybrid maize diffusion rate. Our findings validate conventional profitability-based explanations of producer adoption behavior, but they also confirm the importance of supply-side factors, thereby providing empirical support for the life cycle theory of seed industry development. We conclude that if policy makers in LAC are to accelerate the diffusion of hybrid maize, they will have to ensure an environment in which it is not only profitable for producers to adopt improved germplasm, but also profitable for the seed industry to produce and sell high-quality seed.
536			_aSocioeconomics Program
546			_aText in English
591			_a0112|John Wiley|AL-Economics Program|R01JOURN|3
592			_aUS-UIllinois 1999 KOSAREK M rf
595			_aCSC
650		7	_91173 _aMaize _2AGROVOC
650		7	_91151 _aHybrids _2AGROVOC
650		7	_96415 _aTechnology transfer _2AGROVOC
700	1		_aGarcia, P. _922015
700	1		_9608 _aMorris, M.L.
740			_a68452
740			_a75684
773	0		_tAgricultural Economics _n629688 _gv. 26, no. 3, p. 267-280 _dNetherlands : Elsevier, 2001. _wG444456 _x0169-5150
856	4		_uhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12665/894 _yAccess only for CIMMYT Staff
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