Public and private investment in maize research in Mexico and Guatemala

Echeverria, R.G. (1990) Public and private investment in maize research in Mexico and Guatemala. Working Paper. CIMMYT, Mexico.

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Abstract

This paper describes the relationship between public and private sector research and seed production inMexico and Guatemala. The focus is on public agricultural research institutes and local and multinational seed companies, with special emphasis on institutional rules affecting the public/private interaction. Market size and public research and regulatory policies were identified as key elements indetermining the involvement of private seed companies in research. These companies are substantially increasing research in Mexico and Guatemala. Complementarity between public and private research and seed production is stronger in Guatemala than in Mexico. Preliminary evidence presented in thisstudy shows that during 1987 commercial farmers in Mexico and Guatemala captured most of the benefits generated from research on improved maize varieties and hybrids, provided that these materials yielded at least 20% more than farmers' existing varities

Item Type:	Monograph (Working Paper)
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Zea mays; Agricultural research; Private investment; Public investment; Mexico; Guatemala, RP6839
Author Affiliation:	International Service for National Agricultural Research (lSNAR), The Hague.
Subjects:	Social Sciences > Agricultural Economics Crop Improvement
Divisions:	Maize
Depositing User:	Mr Daneti Raju
Date Deposited:	15 Mar 2014 15:16
Last Modified:	15 Mar 2014 15:16
URI:	http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/12566

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