Cultivating knowledge :   genetic diversity, farmer experimentation and crop research / 
Walter de Boef . . . [et al.] 
 - London :   Intermediate technology publications,  1993.  
 - xvi, 206 p. :  ill. ;   24 cm.  
<br/><br/> Contents;<br/><br/>1. Understanding farmers' knowledge <br/>Introduction <br/>Local and scientific knowledge: developing a dialogue <br/>Implications of farming and household strategies for the organization of a development project <br/>Farmer experimentation and changing fallow ecology in the Krobo district of Ghana <br/>etc.<br/><br/>2. Developing local crops <br/>Introduction <br/>Linking farmers and plant breeders in local crop development<br/>The science of plant breeding: support or alternative to traditional practices?<br/>Linking genetic resource conservation to farmers in Ethiopia <br/>etc.<br/><br/>3. Building linkages <br/>Introduction <br/>Mobilizing local expertise in plant genetic resources research <br/>Seed fairs in the Andes: a strategy for local conservation of plant genetic resources <br/>Farmer crop-selection criteria and gene-bank collections in Indonesia <br/>etc.<br/><br/>4. Challenging policy <br/>Introduction <br/>Revalidating women's knowledge on indigenous vegetables: implications for policy <br/>Rediscovering local varieties of maize: challenging seed policy in Brazil <br/>Exploiting local knowledge: international policy implications <br/><br/><br/> 
<br/><br/>References : p. 179-191 . _ Glossary : p. 193-198 . _ Index : p. 199-206.  
<br/><br/> D2000- 2175 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781853392078 1853392073 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Agricultural ecology <br/>Agriculture 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>631  / CUL