Small-scale farmers expand the benefits of improved maize germplasm: A case study from Chiapas, Mexico

World Development

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 799-811

  Bellon, Mauricio R ^a   Risopoulos, Jean ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER CIMMYT   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Adoption; Creolization; Latin America; Maize; Mexico; Small scale farmers

Indexed keywords

GENETIC IMPROVEMENT; GERMPLASM; HYBRIDIZATION; MAIZE; MEXICO; PLANT BREEDING; PLANT VARIETY;

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; CROP IMPROVEMENT; GERMPLASM; MAIZE; SMALLHOLDER;

MEXICO;

EID: 0035023624     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0305-750X(01)00013-4     Document Type: Article

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