The agricultural biodiversity policy development process: Exploring means of policy development to support the on-farm management of crop genetic diversity

International Journal of Biodiversity Science and Management

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 10-20

  Bragdon, S ^a   Jarvis, D I ^b   Gaucham, D ^c   Mar, I ^d   Hue, N N ^e   Balma, D ^f   Collado, L ^g   Latournerie, L ^h   Sthapit, B R ^b   Sadiki, M ⁱ   Fadda, C ^b   Ndungu Skilton, J ^j  

^a Oregon University System   (United States)

^b BIOVERSITY INTERNATIONAL   (Italy)

^c NEPAL AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Nepal)

^d Institute for Agrobotany   (Hungary)

^e VASI   (Viet Nam)

^f INSTITUT DE L ENVIRONNEMENT ET DE RECHERCHES AGRICOLES INERA   (Burkina Faso)

^g Consorcio para el Desarrollo Sostenible de Ucayali ^*  (Peru)

^h Institute of Tecnologico   (Mexico)

ⁱ INSTITUT AGRONOMIQUE ET VÉTÉRINAIRE HASSAN II   (Morocco)

^j WORLD AGROFORESTRY CENTRE ICRAF   (Kenya)

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Author keywords

Biodiversity; Conservation; Farming; Genetic resources

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; BOTTOM-UP APPROACH; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION; GENETIC RESOURCE; GENETIC VARIATION; HABITAT CONSERVATION; INTERNATIONAL LAW; PARTICIPATORY APPROACH;

BURKINA FASO; FEDERAL DISTRICT [MEXICO]; HUNGARY; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; MEXICO CITY; MOROCCO; PERU; VIET NAM;

EID: 78649732792     PISSN: 17451590     EISSN: 17451604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17451590902789971     Document Type: Article

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