MasAgro project in Mexico: 500,000 farmers improve yields, incomes and food security by growing improved maize varieties and practicing conservation agriculture on 1.3 million hectares.
Masagro has worked since 2012 to improve food security and incomes for smallholder farmers in Mexico through the development of improved maize varieties for specific regions coupled with conservation agriculture techniques promoted by the project. On average, smallholder farmers working with the pro...
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| author | CGIAR Research Program on Maize |
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| description | Masagro has worked since 2012 to improve food security and incomes for smallholder farmers in Mexico through the development of improved maize varieties for specific regions coupled with conservation agriculture techniques promoted by the project. On average, smallholder farmers working with the project have achieved yields and revenue 20.5 percent and 23 percent higher respectively, compared to other regions of Mexico. For participating farmers practicing rainfed agriculture, yield and revenue gains and 92 percent and 105 percent higher respectively. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1215662023-03-14T13:22:53Z MasAgro project in Mexico: 500,000 farmers improve yields, incomes and food security by growing improved maize varieties and practicing conservation agriculture on 1.3 million hectares. CGIAR Research Program on Maize agriculture food security farmers maize yields varieties development conservation agriculture techniques food smallholder farmers case studies agrifood systems rural development Masagro has worked since 2012 to improve food security and incomes for smallholder farmers in Mexico through the development of improved maize varieties for specific regions coupled with conservation agriculture techniques promoted by the project. On average, smallholder farmers working with the project have achieved yields and revenue 20.5 percent and 23 percent higher respectively, compared to other regions of Mexico. For participating farmers practicing rainfed agriculture, yield and revenue gains and 92 percent and 105 percent higher respectively. 2019-12-31 2022-09-12T11:59:50Z 2022-09-12T11:59:50Z Case Study https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121566 en Open Access application/pdf CGIAR Research Program on Maize. 2019. MasAgro project in Mexico: 500,000 farmers improve yields, incomes and food security by growing improved maize varieties and practicing conservation agriculture on 1.3 million hectares.. Reported in Maize Annual Report 2019. Outcome Impact Case Report. |
| spellingShingle | agriculture food security farmers maize yields varieties development conservation agriculture techniques food smallholder farmers case studies agrifood systems rural development CGIAR Research Program on Maize MasAgro project in Mexico: 500,000 farmers improve yields, incomes and food security by growing improved maize varieties and practicing conservation agriculture on 1.3 million hectares. |
| title | MasAgro project in Mexico: 500,000 farmers improve yields, incomes and food security by growing improved maize varieties and practicing conservation agriculture on 1.3 million hectares. |
| title_full | MasAgro project in Mexico: 500,000 farmers improve yields, incomes and food security by growing improved maize varieties and practicing conservation agriculture on 1.3 million hectares. |
| title_fullStr | MasAgro project in Mexico: 500,000 farmers improve yields, incomes and food security by growing improved maize varieties and practicing conservation agriculture on 1.3 million hectares. |
| title_full_unstemmed | MasAgro project in Mexico: 500,000 farmers improve yields, incomes and food security by growing improved maize varieties and practicing conservation agriculture on 1.3 million hectares. |
| title_short | MasAgro project in Mexico: 500,000 farmers improve yields, incomes and food security by growing improved maize varieties and practicing conservation agriculture on 1.3 million hectares. |
| title_sort | masagro project in mexico 500 000 farmers improve yields incomes and food security by growing improved maize varieties and practicing conservation agriculture on 1 3 million hectares |
| topic | agriculture food security farmers maize yields varieties development conservation agriculture techniques food smallholder farmers case studies agrifood systems rural development |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/121566 |
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