The private and public characteristics of maize land races and the area allocation decisions of farmers in a center of crop diversity

dc.creatorSmale, M.
dc.creatorBellon, M.R.
dc.creatorAguirre Gomez, J.A.
dc.date2012-01-06T05:09:09Z
dc.date2012-01-06T05:09:09Z
dc.date1999
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-17T19:55:30Z
dc.date.available2023-07-17T19:55:30Z
dc.identifier0258-8587
dc.identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10883/986
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/7508313
dc.descriptionThis study uses an approach derived from models of the private and public characteristics of goods to illustrate (1) the overriding importance of variety attributes in farmers' decisions to allocate area among varieties of maize landraces and (2) the significance of farmers' perceptions of changes in the maize germplasm base in the surrounding community in their choices. Diversity indices and the concept of "scale", as understood in ecology, are adapted and employed to test hypotheses empirically. Though a case study of maize farmers in Southeastern Guanajuato, the research raises methodological issues for models of variety choice and has policy implications for the potential to conserve maize genetic diversity on farms in Mexico.
dc.descriptioniv, 19 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.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectINNOVATION ADOPTION
dc.subjectMAIZE
dc.subjectRESEARCH PROJECTS
dc.subjectSMALL FARMS
dc.subjectVARIETIES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectINNOVATION ADOPTION
dc.subjectMAIZE
dc.subjectRESEARCH PROJECTS
dc.subjectSMALL FARMS
dc.subjectVARIETIES
dc.titleThe private and public characteristics of maize land races and the area allocation decisions of farmers in a center of crop diversity
dc.typeBook
dc.coverageMexico
dc.coverageMexico


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