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The book deals with the economics of conservation of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture in low income countries. This is done by developing concepts and discussing case studies. Only discussing the issues of access to and benefit sharing of plant genetic resources, unfortunately public discussion has neglected the serious problem of financing the conservation efforts because to date the issues of access to and benefit sharing of plant genetic resources have merely been discussed. The global situation of the conserved genetic resources is alarming, mainly due to the fact that the institutes, above all those in developing countries, do not have enough financial resources. Hence, it is imperative that the costs are taken into consideration. The contributions are grouped around theoretical approaches and empirical studies. The estimation of conservation costs help to allocate the appropriate financial assistance to the relevant countries for conserving their natural resources and assist in rationing scarce resources among competing crops which need to be covered under the conservation programmes.

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Author:   Detlef Virchow
Publisher:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
Imprint:   Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. K
Edition:   2002 ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   1.220kg
ISBN:  

9783540000068

ISBN 10:   3540000062
Pages:   247
Publication Date:   01 November 2002
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

1 Efficient Conservation of Crop Genetic Diversity: The Costs and Implications.- 2 Leipzig Declaration on Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.- Theoretical Approach.- 3 Financing the Conservation of Crop Genetic Resources.- 4 Economic Incentives for Conserving Crop Genetic Diversity on Farms: Issues and Evidence.- Empirical Studies.- 5 Current Expenditures on Crop Genetic Resources Activities.- 6 Costing the Conservation of Genetic Resources: A Comparison of the CIMMYT and ICARDA Genebanks.- 7 The Economics of the Conservation of Crop Genetic Resources in Colombia: A Case Study for Five Specific Crops.- 8 Costs of Conservation of Agrobiodiversity in India.- 9 Conservation of Crop Genetic Resources in Kenya.- 10 Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Crop Genetic Resources: The Role of the Public Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa.- 11 Regional Collaboration to Conserve Crop Genetic Resources.

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