Highlights of the evolution of priority assessment and targeting at the international center for maize and wheat improvement (CIMMYT)

Prioritizing Agricultural Research for Development: Experiences and Lessons

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 136-155

  Dixon, John ^a   La Rovere, Roberto ^a  

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

Author keywords

agronomy; maize improvement; Priority assessment; resource allocation; targeting; wheat improvement

Indexed keywords

EID: 77949299382     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: None     Document Type: Chapter

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