Adoption, management, and impact of hybrid maize seed in India

dc.creatorSingh, R.P.
dc.creatorMorris, M.L.
dc.date2012-01-06T05:08:24Z
dc.date2012-01-06T05:08:24Z
dc.date1997
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-17T19:55:27Z
dc.date.available2023-07-17T19:55:27Z
dc.identifier0258-8587
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10883/953
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/7508282
dc.descriptionThis paper presents results of a 1995 survey of 864 maize-growing households in six states that account for more than 70% of India's maize area: Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh. The current adoption of improved open-pollinated maize varieties (OPV) and hybrids is quantified, the relationship between adoption of improved germplasm and use of improved crop management practices is examinated, the economic impacts of adoption are estimated, farmers' seed procurement and management practices are described, and implications for maize research and development policy are discussed. On the whole, the survey results confirm that India's national maize seed industry is expanding rapidly. Since seed policy reforms were introduced in the late 1980s, the area planted to improved OPVs and hybrids has grown rapidly, and adoption of improved germplasm has fueled important changes in farmers' crop management practices. However, special policy measures may be needed to ensure that the benefits of improved germplasm are widely shared, such as the introduction of targeted input subsidies designed to reduce the cost of adopting improved seed and complementary inputs, government investment in irrigation infrastructure to reduce production risk in drought-prone environments, and market developmet initiatives to provide small-scale producers with access to stable and reliable outlets where they can sell surplus grain.
dc.descriptionviii, 30 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.subjectCROP MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectCROPPING PATTERNS
dc.subjectECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectMAIZE
dc.subjectVARIETIES
dc.subjectCROP MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectCROPPING PATTERNS
dc.subjectECONOMIC ANALYSIS
dc.subjectMAIZE
dc.subjectVARIETIES
dc.titleAdoption, management, and impact of hybrid maize seed in India
dc.typeBook
dc.coverageIndia
dc.coverageMexico


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