Cultivating knowledge : genetic diversity, farmer experimentation and crop research / Walter de Boef . . . [et al.]

Contents;

1. Understanding farmers' knowledge
Introduction
Local and scientific knowledge: developing a dialogue
Implications of farming and household strategies for the organization of a development project
Farmer experimentation and changing fallow ecology in the Krobo district of Ghana
etc.

2. Developing local crops
Introduction
Linking farmers and plant breeders in local crop development
The science of plant breeding: support or alternative to traditional practices?
Linking genetic resource conservation to farmers in Ethiopia
etc.

3. Building linkages
Introduction
Mobilizing local expertise in plant genetic resources research
Seed fairs in the Andes: a strategy for local conservation of plant genetic resources
Farmer crop-selection criteria and gene-bank collections in Indonesia
etc.

4. Challenging policy
Introduction
Revalidating women's knowledge on indigenous vegetables: implications for policy
Rediscovering local varieties of maize: challenging seed policy in Brazil
Exploiting local knowledge: international policy implications

References : p. 179-191 . _ Glossary : p. 193-198 . _ Index : p. 199-206.

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