Assessing the effectiveness of projects supporting on-farm conservation of native crops: Evidence from the high andes of South America

Mauricio R. Bellon; Elisabetta Gotor; Francesco Caracciolo

doi:10.1016/j.worlddev.2015.01.014

Assessing the effectiveness of projects supporting on-farm conservation of native crops: Evidence from the high andes of South America

Mauricio R. Bellon, Elisabetta Gotor, Francesco Caracciolo

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This paper presents an approach for assessing the effectiveness of projects aimed at creating incentives for smallholder farmers to continue maintaining crop diversity under evolution on their farms in relevant centers of genetic diversity-a process known as on-farm conservation. It is applied to five projects involving native crops in the High Andes of South America. Results show evidence that projects have been effective at supporting farmers to maintain crop diversity on-farm while generating positive livelihood outcomes. Implications and challenges of both the approach and the results for sustainable use and conservation of crop biodiversity are discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	162-176
Number of pages	15
Journal	World Development
Volume	70
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2015.01.014
State	Published - Jun 1 2015
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Bolivia
Crop genetic diversity
Ecuador
Livelihoods
Peru
South America

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Geography, Planning and Development
Development
Sociology and Political Science
Economics and Econometrics

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