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Agricultural Biodiversity and Biotechnology in Economic Development

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  • © 2005

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Editors:
  1. Joseph Cooper
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  2. Leslie Marie Lipper
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  3. David Zilberman
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  • Coverage of new international treaty on plant genetic resources
  • More economics than competitors
  • Thorough coverage of links between biotech and biodiversity
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Natural Resource Management and Policy (NRMP, volume 27)

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Table of contents (21 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Overview and Key Issues

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Intoduction~ Agricultural Biodiversity and Biotechnology:

      • Joseph C. Cooper, Leslie Lipper, David Zilberman
      Pages 3-13

    3. Major Processes Shaping the Evolution of Agriculture, Biotechnology, and Biodiversity

      • David Zilberman, Leslie Lipper
      Pages 15-37

    4. Private Research and Public Goods: Implications of Biotechnology for Biodiversity

      • Terri Raney, Prabhu Pingali
      Pages 39-59

  3. Genetic Resources and Biodiversity: Economic Valuation and Conservation

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 61-61
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    2. The Economic Value of Genetic Diversity for Crop Improvement: Theory and Application

      • R. David Simpson
      Pages 63-78

    3. Managing Crop Biological Diversity on Farms

      • Melinda Smale
      Pages 79-101

    4. In Situ Conservation: Methods and Costs

      • Detlef Virchow
      Pages 103-125

    5. Understanding the Factors Driving on Farm Crop Genetic Diversity: Empirical Evidence from Mexico

      • Eric Van Dusen
      Pages 127-145

    6. Costs of Conservation: National and International Roles

      • Detlef Virchow
      Pages 147-174

  5. Biotechnology: Concepts, Values, and Management

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 233-233
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    2. Agricultural Biotechnology: Concepts, Evolution, and Applications

      • Maria José O. de Zimmermann, Enrico Porceddu
      Pages 235-250

    3. The Potential of Biotechnology to Promote Agricultural Development and Food Security

      • Hoan T. Le
      Pages 251-281

    4. Impact of Biotechnology on Crop Genetic Diversity

      • Matin Qaim, Cherisa Yarkin, David Zilberman
      Pages 283-307

    5. Establishing Effective Intellectual Property Rights And Reducing Barriers To Entry In Canadian Agricultural Biotechnology Research

      • Derek Stovin, Peter W. B. Phillips
      Pages 309-328
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The topics addressed in this book are of vital importance to the survival of humankind. Agricultural biodiversity, encompassing genetic diversity as well as human knowledge, is the base upon which agricultural production has been built, and protecting this resource is critical to ensuring the capacity of current and future generations to adapt to unforeseen challenges. Agricultural biodiversity underpins the productivity of all agricultural systems and is particularly important for poor and food-insecure farmers, who maintain highly diverse production systems in response to the marginal and risky production conditions they operate under. Understanding the importance of agricultural biodiversity in the livelihoods of the food insecure and enhancing its performance through the use of a variety of tools, including biotechnology, is a critically important issue in the world today, where over 800 million people have insufficient food to meet minimum needs. A strong theme that runs throughout the book is the importance of good public policy interventions to promote the provision of public goods associated with agricultural biodiversity conservation and directing biotechnology development to meet the needs of the poor. The book's primary innovation is that it describes the relationship between biotechnology and plant genetic diversity and puts these in the context of agricultural development. Both the conservation of plant genetic diversity and agricultural biotechnology have received extensive examination, but the linkages between the two have not, despite the apparently obvious relationship between the two.

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