Overview

Local crop diversity in the South is being threatened by the promotion of modern 'high-yield' varieties. These worldwide case studies show the importance of small-scale farmers and local communities to maintaining crop diversity.

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Author:   Walter de Boef ,  etc.
Publisher:   Practical Action Publishing
Imprint:   Practical Action Publishing
Edition:   UK ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.10cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.350kg
ISBN:  

9781853392047

ISBN 10:   1853392049
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   15 December 1993
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Part 1 Understanding Farmers Knowledge: Local knowledge and scientific knowledge; Developing a dialogue; Implications of farmer and household strategies on organization of a development project; Selection strategies of rice farmers in Sierra Leone; Farmer experimentation and change in farm ecology in Krobo district Ghana; Farmer experimentation and cosmovision paradigm. Part 2 Developing Local Groups: Linking farmers and plant breeders in local crop development; the science of plant breeding - support or alternative to traditional practices; Linking genetic resources conversion to farmers in Ethiopia; Strengthening the informal seed system in communal areas of Zimbabwe; Small-scale farmers and sorghum genetic resources in Zimbabwe. Part 3 Building Linkages: Mobilizing local expertise in plant genetic resources research; Seed fairs in the Andes - a strategy for conservation of local plant genetic resources; A study of farmer criteria of non-rice food crops in Indonesia; Participatory approaches to management of local resources in South India; Linking local knowledge and agricultural research - the role of NGOs; The conservation and utilization of food and medicinal plants in Botswana; The consequences of interventions on local agricultural development in South Africa. Part 4 Challenging Policy: Revalidating womens knowledge on indigenous vegetables - implications for policy; Rediscovering local varieties of maize - challenging national policy in Brazil. Exploiting local knowledge - international policy implications.

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Walter de Boef is a plant breeder by training, with a strong emphasis on plant genetic resources and links to social sciences. He is currently international coordinator of the Community Biodiversity Development and Conservation Programme based at the Centre for Genetic Resouces, the Netherlands.

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