Agricultural Biodiversity and Biotechnology in Economic Development

This volume summarizes the current state of knowledge in the economic literature of management of agricultural biotechnology and biodiversity in agricultural and economic development. It identifies key issues confronting policy makers in managing biodiversity and biotechnology and provides a broad, multi-disciplinary analysis of the linkage between the two. It is especially innovative in its use of plant genetic resource management as the basis for its analysis.

Academics, students, and researchers and policy makers (private industry, governments, and NGOs) in Agriculture, Technology, Environment, Development, and Natural Resources. In particular, the World Bank, U.N., CGIAR, and private foundations such as Ford and Rockefeller