Valuing crop biodiversity [ on-farm genetic resources and economic change

In agricultural systems, diversity of crops and varieties is 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. Thereis growing concern, however, about declining di...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smale, Melinda (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Wallingford, UK : CABI , c2006
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Online Access:https://www.cabi.org/cabebooks/FullTextPDF/2005/20053225513.pdf
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Private value : stated preferences of farmers
  • 3. Private value : revealed preferences of farmers
  • 4. Public values, villages and institutions
  • 5. Conclusions