Abstract
The extent of genetic diversity in food crops is important as it affects the risk of attack by pathogens. A drop in diversity increases this risk. Farmers may not take this into account when making crop choices, leading to what from a social perspective is an inadequate level of diversity.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 175-184 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Resource and Energy Economics |
Volume | 26 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 2004 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Economics and Econometrics
Keywords
- Agriculture
- External effect
- Genetic diversity
- Nash equilibrium