Valuation of crop genetic resources in Kaski, Nepal: Farmers' willingness to pay for rice landraces conservation

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 90, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 483-491

  Poudel, Diwakar ^a   Johnsen, Fred H ^b  

^a Research and Development (LI BIRD)   (Nepal)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Crop genetic resources; Landraces; Valuation; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; CROPS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS;

BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION; CONTINGENT VALUATION METHODS; CROP GENETIC RESOURCE; ECONOMIC VALUES; EX SITU; GENETIC RESOURCES; LANDRACES; RESOURCES BASED; VALUATION; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

CONSERVATION;

BIODIVERSITY; CONTINGENT VALUATION; FARMERS ATTITUDE; GENETIC RESOURCE; LANDHOLDING; NATURE CONSERVATION; POLICY MAKING; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; WILLINGNESS TO PAY;

ADULT; AGRICULTURAL WORKER; ARTICLE; CONSERVATION BIOLOGY; CONTINGENT VALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROP PRODUCTION; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; LANDRACE; MALE; NEPAL; NORMAL HUMAN; POLICY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL STATUS;

ASIA; EURASIA; NEPAL; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 55249089946     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2007.12.020     Document Type: Article

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