Maize production practices in Paraguay: survey findings and implications for research

dc.creatorMorris, M.L.
dc.creatorAlvarez, M.
dc.date2012-01-06T04:35:44Z
dc.date2012-01-06T04:35:44Z
dc.date1995
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-17T19:55:00Z
dc.date.available2023-07-17T19:55:00Z
dc.identifier0258-8587
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10883/740
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/7508075
dc.descriptionData collected through a survey of 252 rural households support the conventional wisdom that maize in Paraguay is grown by many different categories of producers, ranging from small-scale semisubsistence farmers to large-scale commercial growers. Semisubsistence farmers plant primarily local varieties, while commercial growers plant almost exclusively improved varieties and hybrids (the latter often imported from Argentina and Brazil). Nearly 50% of the country's total maize area is planted to improved materials, far more than had previously been believed. Use of purchased inputs remains low among all categories of producers, suggesting that recent dramatic increases in maize production have been made possible by exploiting the natural fertility of newly cleared forest land. Future research efforts will have to strike a balance between the specialized needs of different producer groups.
dc.descriptionvi, 43 pages
dc.formatPDF
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherCIMMYT
dc.relationCIMMYT Economics Working Paper
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dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectCULTIVATION
dc.subjectRESEARCH POLICIES
dc.subjectZEA MAYS
dc.subjectCULTIVATION
dc.subjectRESEARCH POLICIES
dc.subjectZEA MAYS
dc.titleMaize production practices in Paraguay: survey findings and implications for research
dc.typeBook
dc.coverageParaguay
dc.coverageMexico


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