Maize technology development and transfer
Subtitle: a GIS application for research planning in Kenya
By: edited by R.M. Hassan.
Contributors: Hassan, Rashid M.; International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center.; Kenya Agricultural Research Institute.
Publisher: Cab International in association with the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre and the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute
Published: 1998
Place of publication: Oxon; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
Subjects: Corn -- Technological innovations -- Kenya.; Agriculture -- Technology transfer -- Kenya.; Geographic information systems -- Kenya.; Corn -- Technological innovations -- Research -- Kenya.; Agriculture -- Technology transfer -- Research -- Kenya.; Geographic information systems -- Research -- Kenya.
Description: The Kenya Maize Data Base Project (MDBP) was established in 1992 with the help of the Rockefeller Foundation, the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) and the US Agency for International Development.

This book describes in detail the development and application of the MDBP, which uses spatial analysis to integrate data from Geographical Information Systems (GIS) with the results of biological experiments, socioeconomic statistics (including interviews with farmers) and agroclimatic information. This provides a powerful planning tool for targeting new technology to the needs of farmers.

The book contains sections on survey methods, ex ante research evaluation and priority setting, and patterns of maize technology diffusion and the impact of research. It concludes with a synthesis of the MDBP results and assessment of future choices. This book is essential reading for maize agronomists, crop modellers, agricultural and development economists, extension workers and planners.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.