The process of identifying the "relevant constraints" and their incidence on breeding programs and agricultural research of international centers are explained and case histories are provided on the role of these 3 types of information (macro stage, micro stage, critical inference stage) related ...
Sanders, J.H.
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Lynam, John K.
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[Systems of production of beans and cassava in Latin America with implications for research design]
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Systems of production of beans and cassava in Latin America with implications for research design
Agricultural research in developing countries has lacked relevance to farm-level production problems, especially appropriate technologies for small-scale or limited-resource farmers. Currently research institutions are directing their efforts towards these objectives. This paper is a preliminary ...
Lynam, John K.
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Sanders, J.H.
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[The role of economists in on-farm testing in agricultural research]
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The role of economists in on-farm testing in agricultural research
The different methodological stages of cassava on-farm trials and their relationships regarding the objectives and functions of the Cassava Program at the Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical (CIAT) are outlined. Site selection, farm trial design and analysis, and some illustrative result...
Lynam, John K.
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[Metodología en los ensayos de yuca a nivel de fincas: (Una evaluación intermedia)]
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Metodología en los ensayos de yuca a nivel de fincas: (Una evaluación intermedia)
An in-depth analysis is made of objectives and constraints in cassava development in Latin America. Integrated cassava development projects aim at promoting the organizational intervention by which small-scale cassava farmers are linked to high growth markets. The 6 main activities involved in th...
Lynam, John K.
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Janssen, W.
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[Methodology development for the planning and evaluation of integrated cassava development projects]
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Methodology development for the planning and evaluation of integrated cassava development projects
Lynam, John K.
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Izquierdo, D.
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[Ensayo epoca de siembra y edad de cosecha: Resultados parciales]
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Ensayo epoca de siembra y edad de cosecha: Resultados parciales