Agricultural biodiversity and biotechnology in economic development

• Other Authors: Cooper, Joseph., Lipper, Leslie., Zilberman, David, 1947-
• Format: Electronic
• Language: English
• Published: New York : Springer Science+Business Media, ©2005.
• Series: Natural resource management and policy ; 27.
• Subjects: Agrobiodiversity.; Agricultural biotechnology.; Agrobiodiversity > Economic aspects.; Agricultural biotechnology > Economic aspects.; Agriculture > economics.; Biodiversity.; Biotechnology.; Crops, Agricultural > genetics.; Conservation of Natural Resources > economics.; SCIENCE > Biological Diversity. > Life Sciences; NATURE > Wildlife. > Animals; Affaires.; Science économique.; Economie de l'entreprise.; Biodiversiteit.; Biotechnologie.; Pflanzenzüchtung.; Gentechnologie.; Biodiversität.; Wirtschaftsentwicklung.; Landwirtschaft.; Artenreichtum.; Wirtschaftswachstum.; Electronic books.
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"This volume brings together three years of collaborative research aimed to develop a coherent, economics-based approach to policy-making in the management of biotechnology and biodiversity. It explores the economics of both the conservation of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture a...

Table of Contents:

• Intoduction~ Agricultural Biodiversity and Biotechnology:; Major Processes Shaping the Evolution of Agriculture, Biotechnology, and Biodiversity; Private Research and Public Goods: Implications of Biotechnology for Biodiversity; The Economic Value of Genetic Diversity for Crop Improvement: Theory and Application; Managing Crop Biological Diversity on Farms; In Situ Conservation: Methods and Costs; Understanding the Factors Driving on Farm Crop Genetic Diversity: Empirical Evidence from Mexico; Costs of Conservation: National and International Roles.