Saving heirloom varieties for sustainable seed supply systems

Abstract

Farming always faces a lot of challenges, such as climate changes, and weeds, pests, and diseases. To cope with such problems, seeds of varieties with diverse genetic characteristics are supplied to farmers so that they can... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Chikara Okada (Kyoto University)

Topic Area

Sociology of Agriculture & Food

Session

SID.11 » Emerging Social Science Perspectives in Conservation and Sustainable Agriculture (09:30 - Friday, 27th July, Multnomah)