Valuing crop biodiversity : on-farm genetic resources and economic change / edited by Melinda Smale.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Smale, Melinda.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Crops--Germplasm resources.

Crops.

Crops--Germplasm resources--Economic aspects.

Plant diversity conservation.

Plant diversity conservation--Economic aspects.

Agricultural innovations.

Farms, Small.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (334 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Wallingford, UK ; Cambridge, MA : CABI Pub., c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In agricultural systems, a diversity of crops and varieties in 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 as economies change.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

About the Authors

Foreword

Acknowledgements

PART I: INTRODUCTION

1. Concepts, Metrics and Plan of the Book

PART II: PRIVATE VALUE: STATED PREFERENCES OF FARMERS

2. Crop Valuation and Farmer Response to Change: Implications for In Situ Conservation of Maize in Mexico

3. Farmer Demand for Agricultural Biodiversity in Hungary's Transition Economy: A Choice Experiment Approach

4. An Attribute-based Index of Coffee Diversity and Implications for On-farm Conservation in Ethiopia

PART III: PRIVATE VALUE: REVEALED PREFERENCES OF FARMERS

5. Missing Markets, Migration and Crop Biodiversity in the Milpa System of Mexico: A Household-farm Model

6. Explaining the Diversity of Cereal Crops and Varieties Grown on Household Farms in the Highlands of Northern Ethiopia

7. Demand for Cultivar Attributes and the Biodiversity of Bananas on Farms in Uganda

8. Explaining Farmer Demand for Agricultural Biodiversity in Hungary's Transition Economy

9. Rural Development and the Diversity of Potatoes on Farms in Cajamarca, Peru

PART IV: PUBLIC VALUES, VILLAGES AND INSTITUTIONS

10. Managing Rice Biodiversity on Farms: The Choices of Farmers and Breeders in Nepal

11. Determinants of Cereal Diversity in Villages of Northern Ethiopia

12. Social Institutions and Seed Systems: The Diversity of Fruits and Nuts in Uzbekistan

13. Community Seed Systems and the Biodiversity of Millet Crops in Southern India

14. Seed Supply and the On-farm Demand for Diversity: A Case Study from Eastern Ethiopia

15. Institutions, Stakeholders and the Management of Crop Biodiversity on Hungarian Family Farms

16. Cooperatives, Wheat Diversity and the Crop Productivity in Southern Italy

PART V: CONCLUSIONS

17. Scope, Limitations and Future Directions.

18. An Annotated Bibliography of Applied Economics Studies about Crop Biodiversity In Situ (On Farms)

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Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-73560-0

9786610735600

1-84593-150-5

OCLC:

560218942