Climate change and on-farm conservation of crop landraces in centres of diversity

This chapter reviews the potential impacts of climate change on on-farm conservation of crop diversity and on the contribution that on-farm conservation can make to agricultural adaptation to climate change, and ask two questions: (1) How might climate change affect the viability of on-farm conserva...

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Main Authors: Bellon, M.R., Etten, Jacob van
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: CAB International 2014
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/52014
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Summary:This chapter reviews the potential impacts of climate change on on-farm conservation of crop diversity and on the contribution that on-farm conservation can make to agricultural adaptation to climate change, and ask two questions: (1) How might climate change affect the viability of on-farm conservation of landraces in centres of crop diversity? and (2) How can on-farm conservation contribute to the adaptation of small-scale farmers to climate change?