Versatile barley varieties help highland Mexican farmers cope with globalization

Barley production in the highlands of Mexico dates from the time of the Spanish conquest. Today, all of the barley planted in the region is used for malting to produce beer. Globalization, most notably the North American Free Trade Agreement, is prompting farmers to look for new crops, such as forag...

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Published inICARDA caravan no. 16
Main Author Capettini, F. (ICARDA/CIMMYT Latin America Regional Program, Mexico, D.F. (Mexico))
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 2002
Subjects
AGRICULTEUR
AGRICULTORES
AGRICULTURA DE MONTAÑA
AGRICULTURE DE MONTAGNE
ALIMENT POUR ANIMAUX
CEBADA CERVECERA
DISEASE RESISTANCE
FARMERS
FEEDS
HIGHLANDS
HORDEUM VULGARE
MALTING BARLEY
MEXICO
MEXIQUE
MOUNTAIN FARMING
MÉXICO
ORGE DE BRASSERIE
PIENSOS
PROTEINS
PROTEÍNAS
PROTÉINE
RESISTENCIA A LA ENFERMEDAD
RÉGION D'ALTITUDE
RÉSISTANCE AUX MALADIES
VARIEDADES
VARIETIES
VARIÉTÉ
ZONA DE MONTAÑA
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Summary:Barley production in the highlands of Mexico dates from the time of the Spanish conquest. Today, all of the barley planted in the region is used for malting to produce beer. Globalization, most notably the North American Free Trade Agreement, is prompting farmers to look for new crops, such as forage barley, which appears to offer an economically viable alternative to malt barley production
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ISSN:1025-0972