Agrobiodiversity conservation and economic development

• Other Authors: Kontoleon, Andreas., Pascual, Unai, 1973-, Smale, Melinda.
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: London ; New York : Routledge, 2009.
• Series: Routledge explorations in environmental economics ; 11.
• Subjects: Agriculture > Economic aspects.; Biodiversity conservation > Economic aspects.; Agriculture > Environmental aspects.; BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Agribusiness. > Industries; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Sustainable Agriculture. > Agriculture; Electronic books.
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The economics of agrobiodiversity is a new and expanding area within the natural and social sciences and environmental and agricultural economics in particular. This book provides a thorough, structured, and authoritative coverage of this field.

Table of Contents:

• Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: Agrobiodiversity for economic development: what do we know?; Part I Policy perspectives; 2 Managing plant genetic resources for sustainable use in food and agriculture: Balancing the benefits in the field; 3 Do we have an adequate global strategy for securing the biodiversity of major food crops?; 4 Do we need crop landraces for the future?: Realizing the global option value of in situ conservation; 5 Marketing underutilized plant species for the poor: A conceptual framework.