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BL
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984358
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b738728
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| Title & Author
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Agrobiodiversity conservation and economic development /\ edited by Andreas Kontoleon, Unai Pascual and Melinda Smale.
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| Publication Statement
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London ;New York :: Routledge,, 2009.
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| Series Statement
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Routledge explorations in environmental economics ;; 11
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1 online resource (xxii, 427 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0203890124
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: 9780203890127
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0415465052
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9780415465052
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures; Tables; Contributors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction: Agrobiodiversity for economic development: what do we know?; Part I Policy perspectives; 2 Managing plant genetic resources for sustainable use in food and agriculture: Balancing the benefits in the field; 3 Do we have an adequate global strategy for securing the biodiversity of major food crops?; 4 Do we need crop landraces for the future?: Realizing the global option value of in situ conservation; 5 Marketing underutilized plant species for the poor: A conceptual framework.
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| Abstract
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The economics of agrobiodiversity is a new and expanding area within the natural and social sciences and environmental and agricultural economics in particular. This book provides a thorough, structured, and authoritative coverage of this field.
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Agriculture-- Economic aspects.
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Agriculture-- Environmental aspects.
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Biodiversity conservation-- Economic aspects.
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Agriculture-- Economic aspects.
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Agriculture-- Environmental aspects.
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Biodiversity conservation-- Economic aspects.
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BUSINESS ECONOMICS-- Industries-- Agribusiness.
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TECHNOLOGY ENGINEERING-- Agriculture-- Sustainable Agriculture.
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| Dewey Classification
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338.1
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HD1415.A327 2009eb
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| Added Entry
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Kontoleon, Andreas.
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Pascual, Unai,1973-
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Smale, Melinda.
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