The economic costs and benefits of a participatory project to conserve maize landraces on farms in Oaxaca, Mexico

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 265-275

  Smale, M ^a,b   Bellon, M R ^c   Aguirre, J A ^d   Manuel Rosas, I ^c   Mendoza, J ^c   Solano, A M ^c   Martinez R ^c   Ramirez A ^c   Berthaud, J ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b International Plant Genetic Resources Institute Maccarese   (Italy)

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

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES FORESTALES   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Costs and benefits; Maize; Mexico; On farm conservation; Participatory plant breeding

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP PRODUCTION; MAIZE;

MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; OAXACA;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0344304388     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0169-5150(03)00054-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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