Estudio de casos en el proceso de liberación de nuevos cultivares de pastos tropicales
Estudios de casos en el proceso de liberacion de nuevos cultivares de pastos tropicales
La adopción de nuevas variedades de frijol en Costa Rica: logros y desafíos
Results of a survey of 159 farmers in southern Costa Rica indicate that the new bean varieties Talamanca and Brunca are widely adopted. This report analyzes the factors determining their success. The role played by seed availability is considered. Farmers evaluated these varieties in terms of yield, plant architecture, and disease tolerance. Adopti...
Adopción de frijolICA 3.3. a nivel de finca relacionado con la variedad local : Cargamanto en el oriente de Antioquia
The adoption of bean variety Frijolica 3.3 in the municipalities of Carmen de Viboral, San Vicente, and Marinilla in eastern Antioquia, Colombia, was studied. This region is almost exclusively planted to bean variety Cargamanto because of its good yields and market acceptability. The survey involved 33 participants at a field day held at ICA`s La S...
Aceptación de algunos materiales de frijol a nivel de finca en el oriente de Antioquia
In October 1985, 16 farmers of Carmen de Viboral, located in eastern Antioquia, Colombia, were interviewed for their crop preferences and willingness to change bean variety. The variety Cargamanto was the most preferred because of its high yield, better market share, and higher price compared with other varieties, even though it is slightly suscept...
Colombia 2: Análisis económico
Informe preliminar sobre la aceptación de BAT 1297 en la zona cafetera de Caldas
Forty-four surveys were conducted on farmers growing the bean variety BAT 1297 in the department of Caldas, Colombia, and on prices in Mercaldas in the city of Manizales. This variety was found to very profitable when planted in association with coffee (both with and without agrochemicals) or with cassava, and in monoculture. Most farmers (76 perce...
La participación del agricultor en la evaluación y transferencia de germoplasma
Seguimiento de adopción de la variedad Llanogrande en el oriente de Antioquia
The diffusion and economic impact of high-yielding semi-dwarf rice varieties in Latin America
