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Informationen zum Autor Alessandra Giuliani is a Visiting Research Fellow in socioeconomics at Bioversity International, based in Switzerland. In addition to her work in Syria and Italy with Bioversity International, she has also worked at the United Nations Environment Programme in Paris, and in private sector research and development projects funded by the European Commission. She holds a European MSc in Environmental Management from Rotterdam Erasmus and a degree in Statistics and Economics from the University of Rome. Bioversity International is an independent international scientifi c organization that seeks to improve the well-being of present and future generations of people by enhancing conservation and the deployment of agricultural biodiversity on farms and in forests. It is one of 15 centres supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). Klappentext First Published in 2007. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company. Zusammenfassung Just four crops - maize, potatoes, rice and wheat - provide more than 90 per cent of the world's food. This book describes a study conducted in Syria of how communities are developing markets for local products derived from neglected and underutilized plants. It also highlights the importance of local cultural knowledge. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword * Introduction * Study Context: the Potential of Neglected and Underutilized Species to Contribute to Livelihoods * Methods * Species and Their Uses * Findings: Species and Market Chains * Findings: Species and Livelihoods * Conclusions and Recommendations * Bibliography * Index
