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Crop variety improvement and its effect on productivity : the impact of international agricultural research / edited by R.E. Evenson and D. Gollin.
Gollin, D., editor.; Evenson, Robert E. (Robert Eugene), 1934-; ebrary, Inc.
2002
S 191 EVE.C
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Title
Crop variety improvement and its effect on productivity : the impact of international agricultural research / edited by R.E. Evenson and D. Gollin.
Author
Gollin, D., editor.
Evenson, Robert E. (Robert Eugene), 1934-
ebrary, Inc.
Description
xxv, 522 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
ISBN
0851995497
9780851995496 alk. paper
0851998534 electronic book
9780851998534 electronic book
1280829621
9781280829628
Alternate Call Number
S 191 EVE.C
Summary
This book reports on the productivity impacts of varietal improvement research conducted at a number of international centres affiliated with the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research. Such centres have been at the forefront of a 40-year effort to breed new varieties of the world's staple food crops. The contributed chapters are the main product of a study initiated and supported by the Impact Assessment and Evaluation Group (now the Standing Panel on Impact Assessment) of the CGIAR. Descriptive data and econometric models have been used to evaluate the impact of research on 11 crops and country case studies in Brazil, China and India. The contents include an introduction and methodology section (3 chapters); crop studies on rice, wheat, maize, sorghum, pearl millet, barley, lentils, potato, cassava, groundnut and common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris); case studies in Brazil, China and India; and a set of 3 synthesis papers reporting global and regional impacts on production and human welfare. The book should prove of significant interest to those working within plant breeding, crop science and agricultural economics.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note
Study Design and Scope / R.E. Evenson, D. Gollin
Crop Genetic Improvement in Developing Countries: Overview and Summary / R.E. Evenson, D. Gollin
Objectives and Methodology: Crop Genetic Improvement Studies / R.E. Evenson, D. Gollin
Crop Studies
Wheat / P.W. Heisey, M.A. Lantican, H.J. Dubin
International Research and Genetic Improvement in Rice: Evidence from Asia and Latin America / M. Hossain, D. Gollin, V. Cabanilla, E. Cabrera, N. Johnson, G.S. Khush, G. McLaren
Ecological Diversity and Rice Varietal Improvement in West Africa / T.J. Dalton, R.G. Guei
Impacts of CIMMYT Maize Breeding Research / M. Morris, M. Mekuria, R. Gerpacio
Impact of IITA Germplasm Improvement on Maize Production in West and Central Africa / V.M. Manyong, J.G. Kling, K.O. Makinde, S.O. Ajala, A. Menkir
Impacts of Genetic Improvement in Sorghum / U.K. Deb, M.C.S. Bantilan
Impacts of Genetic Enhancement in Pearl Millet / M.C.S. Bantilan, U.K. Deb
The Impact of International and National Investment in Barley Germplasm Improvement in the Developing Countries / A. Aw-Hassan, K. Shideed, S. Ceccarelli, W. Erskine, S. Grando, R. Tutwiler
The Impact of CIAT's Genetic Improvement Research on Beans / N.L. Johnson, D. Pachico, C.S. Wortmann
Economic Impact of International and National Lentil Improvement Research in Developing Countries / A. Aw-Hassan, K. Shideed, A. Sarker, R. Tutwiler, W. Erskine
Impacts of Genetic Improvement in Groundnut / M.C.S. Bantilan, U.K. Deb, S.N. Nigam
Potato Genetic Improvement in Developing Countries and CIP's Role in Varietal Change / T.S. Walker, Y.P. Bi, J.H. Li, P.C. Gaur, E. Grande
The Impact of IARC Genetic Improvement Programmes on Cassava / N.L. Johnson, V.M. Manyong, A.G.O. Dixon, D. Pachico
Country Studies
Objectives and Methodology for Country Studies / R.E. Evenson
The Impact of Investments in Agricultural Research on Total Factor Productivity in China / S. Rozelle, S. Jin, J. Huang, R. Hu
Crop Genetic Improvement Impacts on Indian Agriculture / J.W. McKinsey, R.E. Evenson
Brazil / A.F.D. Avila, R.E. Evenson, S. De Silva, F.A. de Almeida
Synthesis
Modern Variety Production: a Synthesis / R.E. Evenson
Production Impacts of Crop Genetic Improvement / R.E. Evenson
The Economic Consequences of Crop Genetic Improvement Programmes / R.E. Evenson, M. Rosegrant.
Series
Series
Cabi Ser.
Published
New York : CABI Pub., 2002.
Language
English
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