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OverviewActivists present their experiences of managing plant genetic resources. The contributors document the achievements of farmers in developing crop varieties tailored to their needs, and demonstrate how these approaches can be built upon. Full Product DetailsAuthor: David Cooper , Renée Velve , Henk HobbelinkPublisher: Practical Action Publishing Imprint: Practical Action Publishing Dimensions: Width: 13.60cm , Height: 1.00cm , Length: 21.70cm Weight: 0.255kg ISBN: 9781853391231ISBN 10: 1853391239 Pages: 176 Publication Date: 15 December 1992 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationDavid Cooper works in plant genetic resources at the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Renee Velve began working on biodiversity issues in the early 1980s, when she became active with French groups fighting for farmers' rights to use local seeds. For 15 years she was based in the Philippines, helping carry out GRAIN's global programme work. She helps run the open-publishing websites bilaterals.org and farmlandgrab.org, and helps with the overall coordination of GRAIN. Henk Hobbelink is an agronomist by training. In the 1980s he worked with farmers in Peru on sustainable pest management and worked with Dutch and European NGOs drawing attention to the importance of agricultural biodiversity for the future of farming. He is the coordinator of GRAIN, and as such is responsible for the overall functioning of the organization as well as conducting global trends research, writing and outreach activities. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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