Efficient Conservation Of Crop Genetic Diversity : Theoretical Approaches And Empirical Studies /

The conservation of crop genetic resources is one of the important components in the effort to increase agricultural production in low-income countries in a sustainable manner and to guarantee long-term food security, especially for the low-income population groups in these countries. Without suffic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Virchow, Detlef
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2003.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • From the contents: Efficient Conservation of Crop Genetic Diversity
  • Leipzig Declaration on Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
  • Financing the Conservation of Crop Genetic Resources
  • Economic Incentives for Conserving Crop Genetic Diversity on Farms
  • Current Expenditures on Crop Genetic Resources Activities
  • Costing for Conservation of Genetic Resources
  • The Economics of the Conservation of Crop Genetic Resources in Colombia
  • Costs of Conservation of Agrobiodiversity in India
  • Conservation of Crop Genetic Resources in Kenya
  • Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Crop Genetic Resources: The Role of the Public Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Regional Collaboration to Conserve Crop Genetic Resources.