Trends and yield constraints in the production systems of beans and cassava in Latin America with emphasis on research design implications

The trends and yield constraints in production systems of beans and cassava are analyzed; examples are given of the role of 3 types of information (macro stage, micro stage, and critical inference stage) in the design of research for beans and cassava at the Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropi...

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Main Authors: Sanders, J.H., Lynam, John K.
Format: Informe técnico
Language:Inglés
Published: International Center for Tropical Agriculture 1979
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/71769
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description The trends and yield constraints in production systems of beans and cassava are analyzed; examples are given of the role of 3 types of information (macro stage, micro stage, and critical inference stage) in the design of research for beans and cassava at the Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT, Colombia). It is indicated that the principal focus of information processing in international centers is to achieve a more solid empirical support (or rejection) of the critical inferences, which are made explicit and are then evaluated with a more systematic data collection. In commodity programs there is a natural evolution to farm level data collection. In the evolution of crop technologies, the consequences new technologies may have on income distribution are discussed; cassava and beans are essentially produced by small farmers outside prime agricultural areas. The choice of breeding strategy that involves the relationship among several disciplines is also analyzed and it is noted that the different constraints and the different crop characteristics require different strategies for cassava and beans to produce the same output, a stable high- yielding var. not dependent on high levels of purchased inputs. (CIAT)
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spelling CGSpace717692025-11-05T18:17:16Z Trends and yield constraints in the production systems of beans and cassava in Latin America with emphasis on research design implications Sanders, J.H. Lynam, John K. phaseolus vulgaris economics cultivation systems yields production economía sistemas de cultivo rendimiento producción The trends and yield constraints in production systems of beans and cassava are analyzed; examples are given of the role of 3 types of information (macro stage, micro stage, and critical inference stage) in the design of research for beans and cassava at the Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT, Colombia). It is indicated that the principal focus of information processing in international centers is to achieve a more solid empirical support (or rejection) of the critical inferences, which are made explicit and are then evaluated with a more systematic data collection. In commodity programs there is a natural evolution to farm level data collection. In the evolution of crop technologies, the consequences new technologies may have on income distribution are discussed; cassava and beans are essentially produced by small farmers outside prime agricultural areas. The choice of breeding strategy that involves the relationship among several disciplines is also analyzed and it is noted that the different constraints and the different crop characteristics require different strategies for cassava and beans to produce the same output, a stable high- yielding var. not dependent on high levels of purchased inputs. (CIAT) 1979 2016-02-29T17:12:39Z 2016-02-29T17:12:39Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/71769 en Open Access application/pdf International Center for Tropical Agriculture SANDERS, J.H.; LYNAM, J.K. 1979. Trends and yield constraints in the production systems of beans and cassava in Latin America with emphasis on research design implications. Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT), Cali, CO. 49 p.
spellingShingle phaseolus vulgaris
economics
cultivation systems
yields
production
economía
sistemas de cultivo
rendimiento
producción
Sanders, J.H.
Lynam, John K.
Trends and yield constraints in the production systems of beans and cassava in Latin America with emphasis on research design implications
title Trends and yield constraints in the production systems of beans and cassava in Latin America with emphasis on research design implications
title_full Trends and yield constraints in the production systems of beans and cassava in Latin America with emphasis on research design implications
title_fullStr Trends and yield constraints in the production systems of beans and cassava in Latin America with emphasis on research design implications
title_full_unstemmed Trends and yield constraints in the production systems of beans and cassava in Latin America with emphasis on research design implications
title_short Trends and yield constraints in the production systems of beans and cassava in Latin America with emphasis on research design implications
title_sort trends and yield constraints in the production systems of beans and cassava in latin america with emphasis on research design implications
topic phaseolus vulgaris
economics
cultivation systems
yields
production
economía
sistemas de cultivo
rendimiento
producción
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/71769
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