Rainfed maize production in Mexico: trends, constraints, and technological and institutional challenges for researchers
This paper reviews trends in rainfed maize production in Mexico over the past several decades, and the experience of lNIFAP/ CIMMYT/ CIRAD on-farm research (OFR) in Mexico's lowland tropics, to evaluate the prospects for increased maize production in rainfed regions. National production data show that rainfed maize area has remained stable since 1960 and has even decreased in the last decade; average yields have been leveling off since 1980 after strong gains in the 1970s. However, the rate of growth in maize yields necessary to meet the demand expected in the year 2000 (1.7% per year) far surpasses yield growth rates registered since 1980. Futhermore, prices of inputs and credit used for maize production are likely to be less favorable in the future than they were in the past, meaning that the area planted to maize and maize yields are likely to decline unless new technologies become available. Results of six years of OFR in Mexico's lowland tropics indicate that it is possible to generate economically viable technologies that would enable farmers to increase yields of rainfed maize. However, doing so on a wide scale implies a reorganization of the research agenda, an increased emphasis on farmer participatory research, and additional investment in agricultural research.
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dig-cimmyt-10883-8842022-09-08T19:07:39Z Rainfed maize production in Mexico: trends, constraints, and technological and institutional challenges for researchers Hibon, A. Triomphe, B. Lopez Pereira, M.A. Saad, L. AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND BIOTECHNOLOGY ZEA MAYS PRODUCTION FACTORS FOOD PRODUCTION RAINFED FARMING APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY ZEA MAYS PRODUCTION FACTORS FOOD PRODUCTION RAINFED FARMING APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY This paper reviews trends in rainfed maize production in Mexico over the past several decades, and the experience of lNIFAP/ CIMMYT/ CIRAD on-farm research (OFR) in Mexico's lowland tropics, to evaluate the prospects for increased maize production in rainfed regions. National production data show that rainfed maize area has remained stable since 1960 and has even decreased in the last decade; average yields have been leveling off since 1980 after strong gains in the 1970s. However, the rate of growth in maize yields necessary to meet the demand expected in the year 2000 (1.7% per year) far surpasses yield growth rates registered since 1980. Futhermore, prices of inputs and credit used for maize production are likely to be less favorable in the future than they were in the past, meaning that the area planted to maize and maize yields are likely to decline unless new technologies become available. Results of six years of OFR in Mexico's lowland tropics indicate that it is possible to generate economically viable technologies that would enable farmers to increase yields of rainfed maize. However, doing so on a wide scale implies a reorganization of the research agenda, an increased emphasis on farmer participatory research, and additional investment in agricultural research. vii, 46 pages 2012-01-06T05:06:44Z 2012-01-06T05:06:44Z 1992 Book 0258-8587 http://hdl.handle.net/10883/884 English CIMMYT Economics Working Paper CIMMYT manages Intellectual Assets as International Public Goods. The user is free to download, print, store and share this work. In case you want to translate or create any other derivative work and share or distribute such translation/derivative work, please contact CIMMYT-Knowledge-Center@cgiar.org indicating the work you want to use and the kind of use you intend; CIMMYT will contact you with the suitable license for that purpose. Open Access PDF Mexico Mexico CIMMYT |
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This paper reviews trends in rainfed maize production in Mexico over the past several decades, and the experience of lNIFAP/ CIMMYT/ CIRAD on-farm research (OFR) in Mexico's lowland tropics, to evaluate the prospects for increased maize production in rainfed regions. National production data show that rainfed maize area has remained stable since 1960 and has even decreased in the last decade; average yields have been leveling off since 1980 after strong gains in the 1970s. However, the rate of growth in maize yields necessary to meet the demand expected in the year 2000 (1.7% per year) far surpasses yield growth rates registered since 1980. Futhermore, prices of inputs and credit used for maize production are likely to be less favorable in the future than they were in the past, meaning that the area planted to maize and maize yields are likely to decline unless new technologies become available. Results of six years of OFR in Mexico's lowland tropics indicate that it is possible to generate economically viable technologies that would enable farmers to increase yields of rainfed maize. However, doing so on a wide scale implies a reorganization of the research agenda, an increased emphasis on farmer participatory research, and additional investment in agricultural research. |
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Rainfed maize production in Mexico: trends, constraints, and technological and institutional challenges for researchers |
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