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

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Smale, Melinda (Editor)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Wallingford, Oxfordshire, UK : CABI Publishing, in association with International Food Policy Research Institute, International Plant Genetic Resources Institute, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2005.
Subjects:	Agricultural innovations. Crops > Germplasm resources > Economic aspects. Crops > Germplasm resources. Farms, Small. Plant diversity conservation > Economic aspects. Plant diversity conservation. Biological Resources (Plant) Plant Breeding and Genetics. Biodiversity. Farmers' attitudes. In situ conservation. On-farm conservation. Plant genetic resources. Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:

Concepts, Metrics and Plan of the Book / M. Smale
Crop Valuation and Farmer Response to Change : Implications for In Situ Conservation of Maize in Mexico / G.A. Dyer
Farmer Demand for Agricultural Biodiversity in Hungary's Transition Economy : A Choice Experiment Approach / E. Birol, A. Kontoleon and M. Smale
An Attribute-based Index of Coffee Diversity and Implications for On-farm Conservation in Ethiopia / E. Wale and J. Mburu
Missing Markets, Migration and Crop Biodiversity in the Milpa System of Mexico : A Household-farm Model / M.E. Van Dusen
Explaining the Diversity of Cereal Crops and Varieties Grown on Household Farms in the Highlands of Northern Ethiopia / S. Benin, M. Smale and J. Pender
Demand for Cultivar Attributes and the Biodiversity of Bananas on Farms in Uganda / S. Edmeades, M. Smale and D. Karamura
Explaining Farmer Demand for Agricultural Biodiversity in Hungary's Transition Economy / E. Birol, M. Smale and Á. Gyovai
Rural Development and the Diversity of Potatoes on Farms in Cajamarca, Peru / P. Winters, L.H. Hintze and O. Ortiz
Managing Rice Biodiversity on Farms : The Choices of Farmers and Breeders in Nepal / D. Gauchan, M. Smale, N. Maxted and M. Cole
Determinants of Cereal Diversity in Villages of Northern Ethiopia / B. Gebremedhin, M. Smale and J. Pender
Social Institutions and Seed Systems : The Diversity of Fruits and Nuts in Uzbekistan / M.E. Van Dusen, E. Dennis, J. Ilyasov, M. Lee, S. Treshkin and M. Smale
Community Seed Systems and the Biodiversity of Millet Crops in Southern India / L. Nagarajan and M. Smale
Seed Supply and the On-farm Demand for Diversity : A Case Study from Eastern Ethiopia / L. Lipper, R. Cavatassi and P. Winters
Institutions, Stakeholders and the Management of Crop Biodiversity on Hungarian Family Farms / G. Bela, B. Balázs and G. Pataki
Cooperatives, Wheat Diversity and the Crop Productivity in Southern Italy / S. Di Falco and C. Perrings
Scope, Limitations and Future Directions / M. Smale, L. Lipper and P. Koundouri
An Annotated Bibliography of Applied Economics Studies about Crop Biodiversity In Situ (On Farms) / P. Zambrano and M. Smale.