Predicting famer demand for Bt Maize in Kenya
The Importance of Maize Improvement in Kenya Agriculture is the leading sector in Kenya’s economy, providing employment to more than two-thirds of the population. Maize continues to be the major food staple, and Kenyans have one of the highest rates of maize consumption per capita in Africa. Kenya e...
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| author | Smale, Melinda de Groote, Hugo Owuor, George |
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| description | The Importance of Maize Improvement in Kenya Agriculture is the leading sector in Kenya’s economy, providing employment to more than two-thirds of the population. Maize continues to be the major food staple, and Kenyans have one of the highest rates of maize consumption per capita in Africa. Kenya experienced spectacular maize breeding successes in the 1960s and 1970s, with diffusion curves for hybrids as steep as those of the U.S. Corn Belt in preceding decades (Gerhart 1975). In the past few decades, however, a number of factors have contributed to stagnating national maize production, including a secular (long-term) decline in soil fertility and decreasing public research investments. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1603602025-12-08T10:29:22Z Predicting famer demand for Bt Maize in Kenya Smale, Melinda de Groote, Hugo Owuor, George hybrids maize The Importance of Maize Improvement in Kenya Agriculture is the leading sector in Kenya’s economy, providing employment to more than two-thirds of the population. Maize continues to be the major food staple, and Kenyans have one of the highest rates of maize consumption per capita in Africa. Kenya experienced spectacular maize breeding successes in the 1960s and 1970s, with diffusion curves for hybrids as steep as those of the U.S. Corn Belt in preceding decades (Gerhart 1975). In the past few decades, however, a number of factors have contributed to stagnating national maize production, including a secular (long-term) decline in soil fertility and decreasing public research investments. 2006 2024-11-21T09:50:35Z 2024-11-21T09:50:35Z Brief https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160360 en Open Access application/pdf International Food Policy Research Institute International Plant Genetic Resources Institute International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center Smale, Melinda; de Groote, Hugo; Owuor, George. Predicting famer demand for Bt Maize in Kenya. Research at a Glance Brief. 22. International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); International Plant Genetic Resources Insitute (IPGRI); Centro Internacional de Mejoramiento de Maiz y Trigo (CIMMYT). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160360 |
| spellingShingle | hybrids maize Smale, Melinda de Groote, Hugo Owuor, George Predicting famer demand for Bt Maize in Kenya |
| title | Predicting famer demand for Bt Maize in Kenya |
| title_full | Predicting famer demand for Bt Maize in Kenya |
| title_fullStr | Predicting famer demand for Bt Maize in Kenya |
| title_full_unstemmed | Predicting famer demand for Bt Maize in Kenya |
| title_short | Predicting famer demand for Bt Maize in Kenya |
| title_sort | predicting famer demand for bt maize in kenya |
| topic | hybrids maize |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160360 |
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