Genetic Resources: Our Forgotten Treasure

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Genetic Resources: Our Forgotten Treasure

USD 15.00 Publisher: TWN
ISBN: 983-9747-01-0
Year: 1992
No. of pages: 252
Size of book: 14.5cm x 21.5cm
Author: Daniel Querol

About the Book

Third World countries are the source of the world's main crops. Potatoes come from the Andean Region, corn from Central America and sorghum from Ethiopia. However, it is precisely in these countries the resources of these crops have been least used. Until now, there was no book analysing the problems in a simple language and from the perspective of these countries which gave rise to this resource.

In this book, some of the basic concepts and the economic and political importance of genetic resources are described within a technical and economic framework for Third World peasants and scientists. The practical problems of, and the technical processes for the collection, conservation and use of genetic resources are described. At the end of the book, practical information is annexed, including a glossary of terms related to the subject.

"....this book stresses the point that farmers in developing countries own the genetic stock they use. There are also technical sections about collecting genetic material and managing it..."
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