The impact of improved maize germplasm on poverty alleviation: the case of Tuxpeño-derived material in Mexico

This study documents how poor small-scale farmers in lowland tropical Mexico use improved maize germplasm and how this contributes to their well-being. It does this by assessing both the direct adoption of improved varieties and examining the process of their "creolization." By exposing improved var...

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Main Authors:	Bellon, Mauricio R., Adato, Michelle, Becerril, Javier, Mindek, Dubravka
Format:	Informe técnico
Language:	Inglés
Published:	International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center 2005
Subjects:	maize poverty alleviation germplasm agriculture hybridization seed production varieties
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/10568/170365