Valuing crop biodiversity : on-farm genetic resources and economic change /

In agricultural systems, diversity of crops and varieties is essential to combat the risks farmers face from pests, diseases and variations in climate. Crop biodiversity also underpins the range of dietary needs and services that consumers demand. There is growing concern, however, about declining d...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Smale, Melinda
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Wallingford, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI Pub., ©2006.
Temas:
Crops > Germplasm resources.
Crops > Germplasm resources > Economic aspects.
Plant diversity conservation.
Plant diversity conservation > Economic aspects.
Agricultural innovations.
Farms, Small.
Cultures > Ressources génétiques.
Cultures > Ressources génétiques > Aspect économique.
Diversité végétale > Conservation.
Diversité végétale > Conservation > Aspect économique.
Agriculture > Innovations.
Petites exploitations agricoles.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Agronomy > General.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Agriculture > Sustainable Agriculture.
Agricultural innovations
Crops > Germplasm resources
Crops > Germplasm resources > Economic aspects
Farms, Small
Plant diversity conservation
Plant diversity conservation > Economic aspects
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Foreword / Joachim von Braun and Emile Frison
  • 1. Concepts, metrics and plan of the book / M. Smale
  • 2. Crop valuation and farmer response to change : implications for in situ conservation of maize in Mexico / G.A. Dyer
  • 3. Farmer demand for agricultural biodiversity in Hungary's transition economy : a choice experiment approach / E. Birol, A. Kontoleon and M. Smale
  • 4. An attribute-based index of coffee diversity and implications for on-farm conservation in Ethiopia / E. Wale and J. Mburu
  • 5. Missing markets, migration and crop biodiversity in the Milpa system of Mexico : a household-farm model / M.E. Van Dusen.

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