Abstract
There is an increasing concern over the loss of germplasm diversity in areas of crop domestication. Nevertheless in these areas many farmers continue to maintain a pool of varieties, many of them landraces, despite the fact that they have also incorporated improved varieties, and that some landraces have been eliminated. This paper provides a framework for analyzing the decision of a farmer to maintain, incorporate or discard a variety from his/her repertoire of varieties of one crop. It is based on an analysis of the roles that crop infraspecific diversity can play in a farmer's well-being, how these roles change, the limits to these changes, and some predictions and suggestions derived from this framework.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 26-39 |
Number of pages | 14 |
Journal | Economic Botany |
Volume | 50 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1996 |
Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Crop infraspecific diversity
- Farmer's decision-making
- In situ conservation
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Plant Science
- Horticulture