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1 online resource (489 pages) |
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Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures, Tables and Boxes; Foreword; List of Contributors; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Part I: -- Setting the Stage; 1. Agricultural Markets and the Sustainable Utilization of Crop Genetic Resources; INTRODUCTION; THE BENEFITS OF MANAGING CROP GENETIC RESOURCES; ACCESSIBILITY TO SEEDS AND CROP GENETIC RESOURCES; ALLOCATING CROP GENETIC RESOURCES THROUGH MARKETS; USING MARKETS TO PROMOTE THE SUSTAINABLE UTILIZATION OF CROP GENETIC RESOURCES: AN INTERDISCIPLINARY AND CROSS-COUNTRY STUDY |
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2. Markets and Access to Crop Genetic ResourcesINTRODUCTION; THE IMPORTANCE OF LOCAL MARKETS; INCENTIVES AND INSTITUTIONS IN EXCHANGE; FORMAL AND INFORMAL SYSTEMS OF SEED EXCHANGE; ACCESS TO CROP GENETIC RESOURCES (CGR); CONCLUSION; 3. Project Methodology: Using Markets to Promote the Sustainable Utilization of Crop Genetic Resources; INTRODUCTION; DEFINING THE BOUNDARIES OF THE STUDY; RESEARCH QUESTIONS; SAMPLING AND INSTRUMENTS; CONCLUSIONS; Part II: -- Country Case Studies; 4. When Grain Markets Supply Seed: Village Markets for Millet and Sorghum in the Malian Sahel; INTRODUCTION |
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BACKGROUNDINSTITUTIONAL FEATURES; MARKET-SHEDS; MARKET ANALYSIS; CONCLUSIONS; 5. Potato Seed Supply and Diversity: Dynamics of Local Markets of Cochabamba Province, Bolivia -- A Case Study; INTRODUCTION; MARKET ANALYSIS; ACCESS TO CROP GENETIC RESOURCES; DISCUSSION; CONCLUSIONS; 6. Pigeonpea Seed Supply and Diversity: A Case Study of Local Seed Markets in Makueni District, Eastern Kenya; INTRODUCTION; POLICY-SETTING; MARKET ANALYSIS; CAUSES FOR VARIATION OF PIGEONPEA SEED SUPPLY IN LOCAL MARKETS; SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS |
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7. Access to Minor Millet Genetic Resources in Rural Market Towns of Dharmapuri District, Tamil Nadu, IndiaINTRODUCTION; SAMPLING AND DATA; MARKET PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS; VENDOR CHARACTERISTICS; ACCESS TO MINOR MILLET GENETIC RESOURCES; CONCLUSIONS; 8. Mexico: Maize and Chiapas Case Study; INTRODUCTION; BACKGROUND: STUDY SITE AND INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXT; METHODOLOGY; ACCESS TO CROP GENETIC DIVERSITY IN MARKETS: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE; DIVERSITY IMPACTS OF THE FORMAL SEED SECTOR; CONCLUSIONS; Part III: -- Synthesis and Conclusions; 9. Synthesis: Markets, Seed Systems and Crop Diversity |
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INTRODUCTIONSUMMARY CASE OBSERVATIONS ACROSS THEMATIC QUESTIONS; SYNTHESIS OF FINDINGS ON THE FACTORS AFFECTING ACCESS TO CROP GENETIC RESOURCES (CGR); CONCLUSIONS; 10. Conclusions and Policy Implications; INTRODUCTION; FACTORS UNDERLYING THE VARIATION IN ACCESS TO CGR IN LOCAL MARKETS; HOW EFFECTIVE ARE LOCAL MARKETS IN PROVIDING ACCESS TO CGR?; IS SEED TRADE IN LOCAL MARKETS LIKELY TO PROVOKE GENETIC EROSION AND VULNERABILITY?; FORMAL AND INFORMAL LINKAGES; WHAT ARE THE IMPLICATIONS OF THESE FINDINGS FOR POLICY/PROGRAMMES?; Index |
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Markets have been found to be an increasingly important source of the seeds of crops and varieties low income farmers need to improve their livelihoods, encompassing both the formal and informal seed sector. Markets also have major impacts on agricultural biodiversity, by affecting farmers' choice of crops and varieties to grow. They are not, however, a homogenous institution, although all too frequently policies and regulations are developed as though they were. Markets vary considerably depending on the participants, on the institutions that govern how and what they exchange, and on local ag |
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Print version record |
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Electronic book
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| Author |
Dalton, Timothy J. J
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Lipper, Leslie
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| ISBN |
9781136545160 |
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1136545166 |
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