Efficient Conservation Of Crop Genetic Diversity

1. Front Matter

   Pages I-XIII

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2. Introduction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Efficient Conservation of Crop Genetic Diversity: The Costs and Implications

      • Detlef Virchow

      Pages 3-13

   3. Leipzig Declaration on Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

      • Detlef Virchow

      Pages 15-17

3. Theoretical Approach

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 19-19

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   2. Financing the Conservation of Crop Genetic Resources

      • Detlef Virchow

      Pages 21-54

   3. Economic Incentives for Conserving Crop Genetic Diversity on Farms: Issues and Evidence

      • Melinda Smale

      Pages 55-68

4. Empirical Studies

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 69-69

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   2. Current Expenditures on Crop Genetic Resources Activities

      • Detlef Virchow

      Pages 71-75

   3. Costing the Conservation of Genetic Resources: A Comparison of the CIMMYT and ICARDA Genebanks

      • Bonwoo Koo, Philip G. Pardey, Brian D. Wright

      Pages 77-87

   4. The Economics of the Conservation of Crop Genetic Resources in Colombia: A Case Study for Five Specific Crops

      • Rocío Pilar del Moreno

      Pages 89-135

   5. Costs of Conservation of Agrobiodiversity in India

      • Sanjeev Saxena, Vikas Chandak, Shrabani B. Ghosh, Riya Sinha, Neeru Jain, Anil K. Gupta

      Pages 137-174

   6. Conservation of Crop Genetic Resources in Kenya

      • Mosoti Andama, E. O. Wandera

      Pages 175-211

   7. Conservation and Sustainable Utilization of Crop Genetic Resources: The Role of the Public Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa

      • Detlef Virchow

      Pages 213-229

   8. Regional Collaboration to Conserve Crop Genetic Resources

      • Detlef Virchow, Murthi Anishetty

      Pages 231-247

5. Back Matter

   Pages 249-249

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The book reflects the work in progress regarding the analysis of the costs of crop genetic resources conservation that has been conducted at various research insti­ tutes over the last couple of years, including research conducted at ZEF and asso­ ciated institutes. In addition, contributions in this publication were presented at a special session during the "Global Dialogue: The Role of the Village in the 2]'1 Century: Crops, Jobs and Livelihood" in Hannover, Germany, at the World Exposition in Au­ gust 2000. The purpose of the publication is to make a general contribution to the ongoing discussion about the conservation of crop genetic resources as part of the global strategy to secure increasing food production in a sustainable way. Specifically, it discusses the costs of the worldwide efforts to conserve crop genetic resources on the basis of theoretical and applied studies. It aims to serve decision-makers at dif­ ferent levels with information on the costs involved in the conservation of genetic resources and hence to increase the awareness of the importance of improving the cost effectiveness of different conservation methods in order to optimize the sus­ tainability of conservation. The quoted Leipzig Declaration, which was adopted at the Fourth International Technical Conference on Plant Genetic Resources in Leipzig in June 1996, dem­ onstrates the close linkage of the contributions to the ongoing discussion about the implementation of the Global Plan of Actionfor the Conservation and Sustainable Utili­ zation of Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture.

• Conservation
• Developing Countries
• Development Policy
• Plant Production
• agriculture
• biodiversity
• development
• environment
• environmental economics
• natural resources
• plant
• production
• ecotoxicology

• Center for Development Research, ZEF Bonn, Bonn, Germany

  Detlef Virchow

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