Factors explaining the diffusion of hybrid maize in Latin America and the Caribbean region

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 267-280

  Kosarek, Jennifer L ^a,b   Garcia, Philip ^a   Morris, Michael L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Caribbean; Diffusion; Latin America; Maize

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; HYBRID; MAIZE; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION;

CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; LATIN AMERICA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0035214472     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5150(00)00129-8     Document Type: Article

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