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

• Pubblicazione: Wallingford, UK ; ; Cambridge, MA, : CABI Pub., c2006
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (334 p.)
• Disciplina: 631.5/23
• Soggetto topico: Crops - Germplasm resources; Crops - Germplasm resources - Economic aspects; Plant diversity conservation; Plant diversity conservation - Economic aspects; Agricultural innovations; Farms, Small
• Altri autori: SmaleMelinda
• 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Valuing crop biodiversity
• ISBN: 1-280-73560-0; 9786610735600; 1-84593-150-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910446328203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II