Market-based incentives for conserving diversity on farms: The case of rice landraces in Central Tarai, Nepal

Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 293-303

  Gauchan, D ^a   Smale, M ^b   Chaudhary, P ^c  

^a NEPAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Nepal)

^b INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Local Initiative for Biodiversity Conservation ^*  (Nepal)

Author keywords

Landraces; Market incentives; Nepal; On farm conservation; Rice diversity

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATION; GENETIC VARIATION;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA; TARAI; WORLD;

EID: 23044444038     PISSN: 09259864     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10722-003-1386-3     Document Type: Article

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