The economic value of coffee (Coffea arabica) genetic resources

Ecological Economics

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 176-185

  Hein, Lars ^a   Gatzweiler, Franz ^b  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Coffea arabica; Coffee; Damage costs; Economic value; Ethiopia; Genetic resources

Indexed keywords

COFFEE; DISEASE RESISTANCE; ECONOMICS; GENETIC RESOURCE; GENETIC VARIATION; PEST CONTROL;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

COFFEA ARABICA;

EID: 33749833205     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2005.11.022     Document Type: Article

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