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Using groundwater for agricultural production has the potential to build resilience in food insecure regions of the world. Use of groundwater can boost agricultural production, improve rural incomes and strengthen farmers’ ability to withstand climate shocks and water variability. However, for gr...

The possibilities of underdeveloped countries to satisfy their needs for food and to improve the standard of Eving through cassava production are analyzed. The following aspects are studied: potential cassava production (current and potential situation), general research policies and areas (var. ...

Se analizan las posibilidades de los paises subdesarrollados para satisfacer sus necesidades de alimentacion y mejorar el nivel de vida con base en la produccion de yuca. Se contemplan los siguientes aspectos: produccion potencial de la yuca (situacion actual y potencial), politica general de la ...

Indonesia is the premier example of a well-integrated cassava economy, where the multiuse characteristics of the crop are fully exploited. Av. yields range from 2.3 to 19.5 t/ha, depending on cropping system and, above all, land type. The 5 major cassava- producing zones are characterized. Cassav...

Indonesia es el principal ejemplo de una economia de yuca bien integrada, donde las caracteristicas de uso multiple del cultivo se explotan ampliamente. Los rendimientos prom. fluctuan entre 2.3 y 19.5 t/ha, dependiendo del sistema de cultivo y sobre todo del tipo de tierra. Se caracterizan las 5...

The Guangxi Subtropical Crops Research Institute (GSCRI) began their cassava varietal introduction and improvement program in 1981. Since 1985, GSCRI has introduced cassava hybrid seeds as well as promising clones by tissue culture from CIAT/Colombia, from the Thai CIAT program, as well as from o...

In May 1980 the soil section of CIAT's cassava program established a fertilization trial with 3 cassava var. [Barranquena (regional), M Col 113, and CMC 921 to measure its effect on yield and establish optimum levels from an economical point of view. The trial took place in Mondomito and Agua Bla...

En mayo de 1980 en la seccion de suelos del programa de yuca del CIAT se establecio un ensayo de fertilizacion con 3 var. de yuca (Barranquena (regional), M Col 113 y CMC 92) para medir su efecto en el rendimiento y establecer los niveles optimos desde el punto de vista economico. El ensayo se lo...

The present status of snap beans in the developing world is reviewed. Socioeconomic aspects are mainly discussed. Production, marketing, and consumption features are described and the future potential for the crop is outlined. Constraints to production increases are discussed and the opportunitie...

Se revisa la situacion actual de la habichuela en el mundo en desarrollo. Se discuten principalmente los aspectos socioeconomicos. Se describen los aspectos de produccion, mercadeo y consumo y se esboza el potencial futuro para el cultivo. Se discuten las limitaciones para el incremento de la pro...

An economic analysis is made of cassava production in Colombia, based on yields obtained by farmers surveyed in 5 different regions. Yields tended to be greater as farm size increased, averaging 8 and 14 ton/ha in the best zone for small and large farmers, respectively. Av yield was estimated at ...

Se hace un analisis economico de la produccion de yuca en Colombia, tomando como base los rendimientos obtenidos por agricultores entrevistados en 5 regiones diferentes. Los rendimientos tienden a ser mayores a medida que se aumenta el tamano de la finca, con un promedio de 8 y 14 ton/ha en la me...

Economics research at CIAT in 1985 focused on production studies, marketing studies, and training. Production studies identified farm level constraints, evaluated new technologies as solutions to these constraints, and assessed the adoption of new technologies. Since most beans in Latin America r...

En 1985, la investigacion en economia en CIAT se enfoco hacia los estudios de produccion y mercadeo y hacia la capacitacion. Los estudios de produccion identificaron limitaciones a nivel de finca y evaluaron nuevas tecnologias como solucion a estas limitaciones ademas de su adopcion. Las preferen...

New challenges and great technological opportunities for rice systems: Production, food security, and mitigation of poverty in Latin America and the Caribbean The status of rice production worldwide and particularly in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is examined, highlighting the important ...

Se revisa la situación del arroz a nivel mundial y, en especial, en América Latina y el Caribe (ALC),con énfasis en su importancia para la seguridad alimentaria y la reducción de la pobreza en esta región.Gracias a la rápida adopción de variedades mejoradas, la producción de arroz en ACL se trip...