Research Catalog

Title

Agricultural biodiversity and biotechnology in economic development / [edited] by Joseph Cooper, Leslie Marie Lipper, David Zilberman.

Publication

New York : Springer Science+Business Media, [2005], ©2005.

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Additional Authors

• Cooper, Joseph.
• Lipper, Leslie.
• Zilberman, David, 1947-

Description

xi, 499 pages : illustrations, map; 25 cm.

Summary

"This volume brings together three years of collaborative research aimed to develop a coherent, economics-based approach to policy-making in the management of biotechnology and biodiversity. It explores the economics of both the conservation of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture and the adoption of molecular biotechnology, the economics of whether or not their respective policies should be linked and, if so, how."--BOOK JACKET.

Series Statement

Natural resource management and policy ; 27

Uniform Title

Natural resource management and policy ; 27.

Subjects

• Agrobiodiversity > Economic aspects
• Agricultural biotechnology > Economic aspects

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contents

1. Introduction : agricultural biodiversity and biotechnology : economic issues and framework for analysis / Joseph C. Cooper, Leslie Lipper and David Zilberman -- 2. Major processes shaping the evolution of agriculture, biotechnology, and biodiversity / David Zilberman and Leslie Lipper -- 3. Private research and public goods : implications of biotechnology for biodiversity / Terri Raney and Prabhu Pingali -- 4. The economic value of genetic diversity for crop improvements : theory and application / R. David Simpson -- 5. Managing crop biological diversity on farms / Melinda Smale -- 6. In situ conservation : methods and costs / Detlef Virchow -- 7. Understanding the factors driving on-farm crop genetic diversity : empirical evidence from Mexico / Eric Van Dusen -- 8. Costs of conservation : national and international roles / Detlef Virchow -- 9. The sharing of benefits from the utilization of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture / Joseph C. Cooper -- 10. Economic criteria for the multilateral distribution of agricultural biodiversity conservation funds / Joseph C. Cooper -- 11. Modelin the impacts of bargaining power in the multilateral distribution of agricultural biodiversity conservation funds / Frederic Chantreuil and Joseph C. Cooper -- 12. Agricultural biotechnology : concepts, evolution, and applications / Maria Jose de O. Zimmermann and Enrico Porceddu -- 13. The potential of biotechnology to promote agricultural development and food security / Hoan T. Le -- 14. Impact of biotechnology on crop genetic diversity / Matin Qaim, Cherisa Yarkin and David Zilberman -- 15. Establishing effective intellectual property rights and reducing barriers to entry in Canadian agricultural biotechnology research / Derek Stovin and Peter W. B. Phillips -- 16. Adoption of biotechnology in developing countries / Holly Ameden, Matin Qaim and David Zilberman -- 17. Technological change in agriculture and poverty reduction : the potential role of biotechnology / Alain de Janvry, Gregory Graff, Elisabeth Sadoulet and David Zilberman -- 18. Towards an intellectual property clearinghouse for agricultural biotechnology / Gregory Graff and David Zilberman -- 19. Policies to promote the conservation and sustainable use of agricultural biodiversity / Leslie Lipper and David Zilberman -- 20. International treaty on plant genetic resources for food and agriculture and other international agreements on plant genetic resources and related biotechnolgies / Jose Esquinas-Alcazar -- 21. Synthesis chapter : managing plant genetic diversity and agricultural biotechnology for development / Leslie Lipper, Joseph Cooper and David Zilberman.

ISBN

• 0387254072 (alk. paper)
• 0387254080 (SC)
• 0387254099 (E)

LCCN

2005049009

OCLC

• ocm60373654
• SCSB-5217671

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries