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MasAgro project in Mexico: 500,000 farmers improve yields, incomes and food security by growing improved maize varieties and practicing conservation agriculture on 1.3 million hectares.
| Content Provider | Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) |
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| Organization | CGIAR Research Program on Maize |
| Spatial Coverage | Mexico [MX] |
| Description | Masagro has worked since 2012 to improve food security and incomes for smallholder farmers in Mexico through the development of improved maize varieties for specific regions coupled with conservation agriculture techniques promoted by the project. On average, smallholder farmers working with the project have achieved yields and revenue 20.5 percent and 23 percent higher respectively, compared to other regions of Mexico. For participating farmers practicing rainfed agriculture, yield and revenue gains and 92 percent and 105 percent higher respectively. |
| Related Links | https://cgspace.cgiar.org/items/5ceb7520-d62c-4eb3-8e3b-99ee90c6654d |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2019-12-31 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Maize Agriculture Food Security Farmers Yields Varieties Development Conservation Agriculture Techniques Food Smallholder Farmers Case Studies Agrifood Systems Rural Development |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Case study |
| Subject | Agronomy and Crop Science Food Science Plant Science |
