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Maize Seed Industries in Developing Countries / ed. by Michael L. Morris.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2023]Copyright date: ©1998Description: 1 online resource (401 p.)Content type:
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  • 9781555877897
  • 9781685851675
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- PART 1 The Importance of Maize Seed Industries -- 1 Maize in the Developing World: Waiting for a Green Revolution -- 2 Overview of the World Maize Economy -- 3 Maize Seed Industries: A Conceptual Framework -- PART 2 From Breeders' Plots to Farmers' Fields: Functions and Processes -- 4 Varietal Development: Conventional Plant Breeding -- 5 Varietal Development: Applied Biotechnology -- 6 Seed Multiplication, Conditioning, and Storage -- 7 Seed Marketing and Distribution -- 8 Economics of Hybrid Maize Adoption -- 9 Regulatory Issues: Varietal Registration and Seed Quality Control -- 10 Industrial Policy Issues: Participation, Prices, and Property Rights -- PART 3 Country Case Studies -- 11 The United States -- 12 Brazil -- 13 Mexico -- 14 India -- 15 Thailand -- 16 Malawi -- 17 Zimbabwe -- 18 Turkey -- 19 China -- PART 4 Summary and Conclusions -- 20 Future Directions for National Maize Seed Industries -- References -- The Contributors -- Index -- About the Book
Summary: Unless more effective ways can be found to deliver high-yielding seed to farmers in developing countries, the hoped-for “green revolution” in maize production will remain elusive. This comprehensive reference examines the spectrum of technical, economic, and institutional issues that will have to be resolved if maize seed industries are to succeed in reaching greater numbers of those farmers. Ten thematic chapters are followed by nine case studies illustrating the range of developmental paths taken by national maize seed industries—and indicating which institutional arrangements appear to be most effective at fostering rapid and equitable growth in maize production.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Acknowledgments -- PART 1 The Importance of Maize Seed Industries -- 1 Maize in the Developing World: Waiting for a Green Revolution -- 2 Overview of the World Maize Economy -- 3 Maize Seed Industries: A Conceptual Framework -- PART 2 From Breeders' Plots to Farmers' Fields: Functions and Processes -- 4 Varietal Development: Conventional Plant Breeding -- 5 Varietal Development: Applied Biotechnology -- 6 Seed Multiplication, Conditioning, and Storage -- 7 Seed Marketing and Distribution -- 8 Economics of Hybrid Maize Adoption -- 9 Regulatory Issues: Varietal Registration and Seed Quality Control -- 10 Industrial Policy Issues: Participation, Prices, and Property Rights -- PART 3 Country Case Studies -- 11 The United States -- 12 Brazil -- 13 Mexico -- 14 India -- 15 Thailand -- 16 Malawi -- 17 Zimbabwe -- 18 Turkey -- 19 China -- PART 4 Summary and Conclusions -- 20 Future Directions for National Maize Seed Industries -- References -- The Contributors -- Index -- About the Book

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Unless more effective ways can be found to deliver high-yielding seed to farmers in developing countries, the hoped-for “green revolution” in maize production will remain elusive. This comprehensive reference examines the spectrum of technical, economic, and institutional issues that will have to be resolved if maize seed industries are to succeed in reaching greater numbers of those farmers. Ten thematic chapters are followed by nine case studies illustrating the range of developmental paths taken by national maize seed industries—and indicating which institutional arrangements appear to be most effective at fostering rapid and equitable growth in maize production.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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