The Impact of the CIMMYT Wheat Breeding Program on Mexican Wheat Producers and Consumers: An Economic Welfare Analysis

The increase in wheat production in Mexico’s Yaqui Valley from the breeding and development of semidwarf wheat varieties released by CIMMYT is quantified for the period 1990-2002, and the costs and benefits of the wheat research program are estimated and evaluated using a two-region model of the world wheat market.

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Year of publication:	2008
Authors:	Barkley, Andrew P. ; Nalley, Lawton Lanier ; Crespi, John M.
Institutions:	Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA
Subject:	Public wheat breeding \| benefit/cost analysis \| agricultural research \| wheat varieties \| Crop Production/Industries \| Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	2008 Annual Meeting, February 2-6, 2008, Dallas, Texas.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series 2008 Annual Meeting, February 2-6, 2008, Dallas, Texas Number 6931
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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