On-Farm conservation of rice biodiversity in Nepal: A simultaneous estimation approach

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 242-259

  Van Dusen, Eric ^a   Gauchan, D ^b   Smale, M ^c  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NEPAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Nepal)

^c BIOVERSITY INTERNATIONAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Agricultural biodiversity; Bivariate probit; In situ conservation; Nepal; Rice

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH; BIODIVERSITY; CROP IMPROVEMENT; CROP PRODUCTION; DECISION MAKING; ESTIMATION METHOD; GENETIC RESOURCE; LOCAL PARTICIPATION; MODELING; RICE;

ASIA; EURASIA; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 34249790588     PISSN: 0021857X     EISSN: 14779552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.2007.00113.x     Document Type: Article

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