Creating an on-farm research program in Ecuador: the case of INIAP's production research program

This paper describes the use of collaborative on-farm research in the development of improved maize technology for representative farmers in an Andean region. Featured elements include a description of the research process, some agronomic and economics research results, and how the process was institutionalized by INIAP and extended to other crops and regions.

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Main Authors: Moscardi, E.R., Cardoso, V.H., Espinosa, P., Soliz, R., Zambrano, E.
Format: Working Paper biblioteca
Language:English
Published: CIMMYT 1983
Subjects:AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT, INNOVATION ADOPTION, FARMING SYSTEMS, ON-FARM RESEARCH,
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10883/1012
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Summary:This paper describes the use of collaborative on-farm research in the development of improved maize technology for representative farmers in an Andean region. Featured elements include a description of the research process, some agronomic and economics research results, and how the process was institutionalized by INIAP and extended to other crops and regions.