Anthropological work carried out by the PROFRIZA project in Cusco over 2 cropping seasons, between 1988-90, are reported. The status of bean cultivation in the region was assessed, as well as the experience acquired in seed production, small farmer management of farming activities, and the integr...
Maitre, A
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[Nuevas tecnologias: Aceptabilidad y modificaciones por los agricultores en el Valle Sagrado]
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Nuevas tecnologias: Aceptabilidad y modificaciones por los agricultores en el Valle Sagrado
The improvement strategy of climbing bean in Cusco should take into account the importance of maize as a crop. In a recent study in 2 maize-growing communities of Valle Sagrado, 75 and 88 percent of the farmers considered beans as the main crop; however, only 57 and 22 percent of the maize-growin...
Ortiz Arriola, V.
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Maitre, A
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[Estrategias de mejoramiento de frijol para un sistema asociado con maiz, en el Valle Sagrado, Cusco-Peru]
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Estrategias de mejoramiento de frijol para un sistema asociado con maiz, en el Valle Sagrado, Cusco-Peru
This working document presents a proposal to integrate the verification of promising technology with farmer participation in the research process. A case study, already half finished, is presented in which the proposed methodology has been applied. (AS- CIAT)
Objectives were to facilitate the economic study of bean commercialization in Cusco, determine elements and criteria to guide bean production and improvement, and assess the degree of acceptance of 2 new var. in an informal survey with 10 traders. Bean production in Cusco has defined commercializ...
Seed survey data gathered by the bean project for the Andean region during the 1989/90 cropping season are presented. Five aspects were considered: the farmer`s concept of seed, the farmer`s opinion on quality and availability, and the technical feasibility of production and distribution-commerci...
Maitre, A
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[Informe de viaje a Cajamarca (9-14/10/89), incluyendo un analisis preliminar de algunos datos obtenidos en el sondeo sobre semilla]
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Informe de viaje a Cajamarca (9-14/10/89), incluyendo un analisis preliminar de algunos datos obtenidos en el sondeo sobre semilla