Chimanga cha makolo, hybrids and composites: farmers' adoption of maize technology in Malawi, 1989-90

During the 1989-90 and 1990-91 cropping seasons, researchers from CIMMYT and the Evaluation Units of the Malawian Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) collected data to profile farmers' adoption behavior and varietal choices, and to elucidate how farm household factors influence farmers' selectio...

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Autores: Smale, M., Kaunda, Z.H.W., Makina, H.L., Mkandawire, M.M.M.K., Msowoya, M.N.S., Mwale, D.J.E.K., Heisey, P.W.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1992
País:México
Institución:Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maíz y Trigo
Repositorio:Repositorio Institucional de Publicaciones Multimedia del CIMMYT
OAI Identifier:oai:repository.cimmyt.org:10883/2021
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10883/2021
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Farmers' Behavior
Farm Household
Farmers' Selection
Maize Technology
CROPS
MAIZE
HYBRIDS
VARIETIES
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Sumario:During the 1989-90 and 1990-91 cropping seasons, researchers from CIMMYT and the Evaluation Units of the Malawian Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) collected data to profile farmers' adoption behavior and varietal choices, and to elucidate how farm household factors influence farmers' selection of maize varieties in Malawi. This paper is a brief summary of selected findings for the 1989-90 season. More complete data and interpretation can be found in CIMMYT Economics Working Paper 91/04.

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