White Maize: a Traditional Food Grain in Developing Countries













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A joint study by the Basic Foodstuffs Service FAO Commodities and Trade Division and the Economics Program International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center

INTERNATIONAL MAIZE AND WHEAT IMPROVEMENT CENTER

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

Rome, 1997

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I. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS

II. INTRODUCTION

III. PRODUCTION

IV. UTILIZATION

V. INTERNATIONAL TRADE

VI. DOMESTIC PRICE POLICIES

VII. INTERNATIONAL MARKET PRICES

VIII. TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND DIFFUSION

IX. MEDIUM-TERM PROSPECTS

X. PROBLEMS AND ISSUES FOR WHITE MAIZE PRODUCTION

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