1.

Record Nr.

UNISOBSOBE00057075

Autore

Hugo, Victor

Titolo

1: Fantine / Victor Hugo

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Paris : J. Hetzel

Maison Quantin, [1862?]

Descrizione fisica

219 p. ; 19 cm

Lingua di pubblicazione

Francese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Pref. del 1862

Prima del tit.: première partie

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910446328203321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

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

ISBN

1-280-73560-0

9786610735600

1-84593-150-5

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (334 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SmaleMelinda

Disciplina

631.5/23

Soggetti

Crops - Germplasm resources

Crops - Germplasm resources - Economic aspects

Plant diversity conservation

Plant diversity conservation - Economic aspects

Agricultural innovations

Farms, Small

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph



Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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) -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.

Sommario/riassunto

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.