Crop Diversity and Economic Change

As isolated communities have become progressively more linked into global production systems, understanding the impact of economic change on crop diversity has become increasingly important. Although there is little conclusive evidence, it has been hypothesized that processes of economic change and...

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Autores principales: Smale, Melinda, King, Amanda
Formato: Brief
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: International Food Policy Research Institute 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160761
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Sumario:As isolated communities have become progressively more linked into global production systems, understanding the impact of economic change on crop diversity has become increasingly important. Although there is little conclusive evidence, it has been hypothesized that processes of economic change and market integration pose some of the greatest threats to crop genetic diversity