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Beyond semi‐dwarf wheat yield increases: impacts on the Australian wheat industry of on‐going spillovers from the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center

Beyond semi‐dwarf wheat yield increases: impacts on the Australian wheat industry of on‐going... Wheat genetic materials developed from research at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in Mexico for developing countries have provided spillover benefits to Australia. Varieties developed from those genetic materials have resulted in yield increases in Australia. While the initial impact came through the introduction of higher‐yielding semi‐dwarf wheat crops, those impacts have continued in the post‐semidwarf period. CIMMYT's success in developing countries has also reduced the world price for wheat. While the lower prices affect returns in Australia, the increased yields in Australia from the CIMMYT spillovers from both the semi‐dwarfs and the post‐semidwarf phases have provided benefits to Australia averaging A$30 million per year. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Australian Journal of Agricultural Resource Economics Wiley

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Publisher
Wiley
Copyright
Copyright © 2007 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
ISSN
1364-985X
eISSN
1467-8489
DOI
10.1111/j.1467-8489.2007.00386.x
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Abstract

Wheat genetic materials developed from research at the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in Mexico for developing countries have provided spillover benefits to Australia. Varieties developed from those genetic materials have resulted in yield increases in Australia. While the initial impact came through the introduction of higher‐yielding semi‐dwarf wheat crops, those impacts have continued in the post‐semidwarf period. CIMMYT's success in developing countries has also reduced the world price for wheat. While the lower prices affect returns in Australia, the increased yields in Australia from the CIMMYT spillovers from both the semi‐dwarfs and the post‐semidwarf phases have provided benefits to Australia averaging A$30 million per year.

Journal

The Australian Journal of Agricultural Resource EconomicsWiley

Published: Dec 1, 2007

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