Local Seed Systems for Millet Crops in Marginal Environments of India: Industry and Policy Perspectives
Title | Local Seed Systems for Millet Crops in Marginal Environments of India: Industry and Policy Perspectives PDF eBook |
Author | Latha Nagarajan, Philip G. Pardey, and Melinda Smale |
Publisher | Intl Food Policy Res Inst |
Pages | 68 |
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Genre | Social Science |
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Local Seed Systems and Village-Level Determinants of Millet Crop Diversity in Marginal Environments of India
Title | Local Seed Systems and Village-Level Determinants of Millet Crop Diversity in Marginal Environments of India PDF eBook |
Author | Latha Nagarajan and Melinda Smale |
Publisher | Intl Food Policy Res Inst |
Pages | 74 |
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Genre | Social Science |
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Pearl millet and sorghum improvement in India
Title | Pearl millet and sorghum improvement in India PDF eBook |
Author | Carl E. Pray, Latha Nagarajan |
Publisher | Intl Food Policy Res Inst |
Pages | 36 |
Release | 2009 |
Genre | Social Science |
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The spread of modern varieties and hybrids of pearl millet and sorghum that began in the mid-1960s has had an important impact on small farmer welfare in India. The success and sustainability of these improved cultivars resulted from three types (or periods) of interventions by the Indian government: (1) increased investments in crop improvement by national and international agricultural systems during the 1970s; (2) development of efficient seed systems, with the gradual inclusion of the private sector in the 1980s; and (3) the liberalization of the Indian seed industry in the late 1990s. In addition to increased overall production levels of sorghum and millet, there have been substantial yield gains in semi-arid regions as well as improved cultivars adopted in some of the poorest areas of India. The innovations of new, hybrid technology have not been limited to the Green Revolution crops; they have also had significant impact on the productivity of small-farmer households growing dryland crops, such as millet and sorghum in India.
Comparing Farm and Village-Level Determinants of Millet Diversity in Marginal Environments of India: The Context of Seed Systems
Title | Comparing Farm and Village-Level Determinants of Millet Diversity in Marginal Environments of India: The Context of Seed Systems PDF eBook |
Author | Latha Nagarajan, Melinda Smale, and Paul Glewwe |
Publisher | Intl Food Policy Res Inst |
Pages | 48 |
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Genre | Social Science |
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From "Best Practice" to "Best Fit": A Framework for Analyzing Pluralistic Agricultural Advisory Services Worldwide
Title | From "Best Practice" to "Best Fit": A Framework for Analyzing Pluralistic Agricultural Advisory Services Worldwide PDF eBook |
Author | Regina Birner, Kristin Davis, John Pender, Ephraim Nkonya, Ponniah Anandajayasekeram, Javier Ekboir, Adiel Mbabu, David J. Spielman, Daniela Horna, Samuel Benin, and Marc Cohen |
Publisher | Intl Food Policy Res Inst |
Pages | 121 |
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Genre | Social Science |
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Parables: Applied Economics Literature About the Impact of Genetically Engineered Crop Varieties in Developing Economies
Title | Parables: Applied Economics Literature About the Impact of Genetically Engineered Crop Varieties in Developing Economies PDF eBook |
Author | Melinda Smale, Patricia Zambrano, José Falck-Zepeda, and Guillaume Gruère |
Publisher | Intl Food Policy Res Inst |
Pages | 102 |
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Genre | Social Science |
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An Exploration of the Potential Benefits of Integrated Pest Management Systems and the Use of Insect Resistant Potatoes to Control the Guatemalan Tuber Moth (Tecia solanivora Povolny) in Ventaquemada, Colombia
Title | An Exploration of the Potential Benefits of Integrated Pest Management Systems and the Use of Insect Resistant Potatoes to Control the Guatemalan Tuber Moth (Tecia solanivora Povolny) in Ventaquemada, Colombia PDF eBook |
Author | José Falck Zepeda, Nancy Barreto-Triana, Irma Baquero-Haeberlin, Eduardo Espitia-Malagón, Humberto Fierro-Guzmán, and Nancy López |
Publisher | Intl Food Policy Res Inst |
Pages | 74 |
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Genre | Social Science |
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