The economic costs and benefits of a participatory project to conserve maize landraces on farms in Oaxaca, Mexico

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dc.creatorSmale, Melinda
dc.creatorBellon, Mauricio R.
dc.creatorAguirre Gómez, José Alfonso
dc.creatorRosas, I. Manuel
dc.creatorMendoza, Jaime
dc.creatorSolano, A. M.
dc.creatorMartínez, R.
dc.creatorRamírez, Alejandro
dc.creatorBerthaud, Julien
dc.date2003-12
dc.date2024-10-24T12:52:13Z
dc.date2024-10-24T12:52:13Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:22:40Z
dc.descriptionConventional methods were used to assess the benefits and costs of an unconventional project whose purpose was to test whether participatory crop improvement can encourage Mexican farmers to continue growing maize landraces by enhancing their current use value. Findings suggest that farmers as a group earned a high benefit‐cost ratio from participating, though from the perspective of the private investor the returns were low. The project also generated social benefits, but these would be difficult (and costly) to measure. There was a gender bias in both participation and benefits distributions, though there is some evidence of a welfare transfer to maize deficit households. Application of other valuation approaches will be necessary in order to assess both the private and social benefits of similar projects.
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/157861
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/102564
dc.languageen
dc.publisherWiley
dc.rightsLimited Access
dc.sourceSmale, Melinda; Bellon, Mauricio R.; Aguirre-Gómez, José Alfonso; Rosas, I. Manuel; Mendoza, Jaime; Solano, A. M.; Martínez, R.; Ramírez, Alejandro; Berthaud, Julien. 2003. The economic costs and benefits of a participatory project to conserve maize landraces on farms in Oaxaca, Mexico. Agricultural Economics 29(3): 265-275. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-0862.2003.tb00163.x
dc.subjectland
dc.subjectmaize
dc.subjectcosts
dc.subjectparticipation
dc.titleThe economic costs and benefits of a participatory project to conserve maize landraces on farms in Oaxaca, Mexico
dc.typeJournal Article

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