Author: Salvatore Di Falco, Jean-Paul Chavas, and Melinda SmalePublisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 47
Book Description
Farmer Management of Production Risk on Degraded Lands: The Role of Wheat Genetic Diversity in Tigray Region, Ethiopia
Author: Salvatore Di Falco, Jean-Paul Chavas, and Melinda SmalePublisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 47
Book Description
Crop Genetic Diversity in the Field and on the Farm
Author: Devra I. JarvisPublisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300220820
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Based on twenty years of global research, this is the first comprehensive reference on crop genetic diversity as it is maintained on farmland around the world. Showcasing the findings of seven experts representing the fields of ecology, crop breeding, genetics, anthropology, economics, and policy, this invaluable resource places farmer-managed crop biodiversity squarely in the center of the science needed to feed the world and restore health to our productive landscapes. It will prove to be an essential tool in the training of agricultural and environmental scientists seeking the solutions necessary to ensure healthy, resilient ecosystems for future generations.
On Crop Biodiversity, Risk Exposure, and Food Security in the Highlands of Ethiopia
Author: Salvatore Di FalcoPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This paper investigates the effects of crop genetic diversity on farm productivity and production risk in the highlands of Ethiopia. Using a moment-based approach, the analysis uses a stochastic production function capturing mean, variance, and skewness effects. Welfare implications of diversity are evaluated using a certainty equivalent, measured as expected income minus a risk premium (reflecting the cost of risk). We find that the effect of diversity on skewness dominates its effect on variance, meaning that diversity reduces the cost of risk. The analysis also shows that the beneficial effects of diversity become of greater value in degraded land.
Land Degradation and Strategies for Sustainable Land Management in the Ethiopian Highlands
Author: Fitsum HagosPublisher: ILRI (aka ILCA and ILRAD)
ISBN: 9789291460984
Category : Environmental degradation
Languages : en
Pages : 84
Book Description
Determinants of adoption and spatial diversity of wheat varieties on household farms in Turkey
Author: Asfaw Negassa Publisher: CIMMYT
ISBN: 6079584417
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 38
Book Description
The contribution of biodiversity for food and agriculture to the resilience of production systems
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United NationsPublisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
ISBN: 9251315515
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 88
Book Description
This study reviews the available information on the contribution of biodiversity for food and agriculture to the resilience of crop, livestock, forest, fishery and aquaculture production systems to environmental change and uncertainty.
Risk Assessment and Management of Genetically Modified Organisms Under Australia's Gene Technology Act
Author: Nicholas Linacre, Jose Falck-Zepeda, John Komen, and Donald MacLarenPublisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 39
Book Description
Risk, Time and Land Management Under Market Imperfections
Author: Mahmud YesufPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Agriculture
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Parables: Applied Economics Literature About the Impact of Genetically Engineered Crop Varieties in Developing Economies
Author: Melinda Smale, Patricia Zambrano, José Falck-Zepeda, and Guillaume GruèrePublisher: Intl Food Policy Res Inst
ISBN:
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description
The Climate-Smart Agriculture Papers
Author: Todd S. RosenstockPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3319927981
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This volume shares new data relating to Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA), with emphasis on experiences in Eastern and Southern Africa. The book is a collection of research by authors from over 30 institutions, spanning the public and private sectors, with specific knowledge on agricultural development in the region discussed. The material is assembled to answer key questions on the following five topic areas: (1) Climate impacts: What are the most significant current and near future climate risks undermining smallholder livelihoods? (2) Varieties: How can climate-smart varieties be delivered quickly and cost-effectively to smallholders? (3) Farm management: What are key lessons on the contributions from soil and water management to climate risk reduction and how should interventions be prioritized? (4) Value chains: How can climate risks to supply and value chains be reduced? and (5) Scaling up: How can most promising climate risks reduction strategies be quickly scaled up and what are critical success factors? Readers who will be interested in this book include students, policy makers, and researchers studying climate change impacts on agriculture and agricultural sustainability.