Cultivating Knowledge
Genetic diversity, farmer experimentation and crop research
By (author) Walter de Boef
Publication date:
15 December 1993Length of book:
224 pagesPublisher
Intermediate Technology PublicationsDimensions:
229x151mmISBN-13: 9781853392047
Local crop diversity in the South is being threatened by the promotion of modern 'high-yield' varieties. These worldwide case studies show the importance of small-scale farmers and local communities to maintaining crop diversity.