@article{cfc3b9116e694162bb9df3ff6fa4f69c,
title = "Assessing the effectiveness of projects supporting on-farm conservation of native crops: Evidence from the high andes of South America",
abstract = "This paper presents an approach for assessing the effectiveness of projects aimed at creating incentives for smallholder farmers to continue maintaining crop diversity under evolution on their farms in relevant centers of genetic diversity-a process known as on-farm conservation. It is applied to five projects involving native crops in the High Andes of South America. Results show evidence that projects have been effective at supporting farmers to maintain crop diversity on-farm while generating positive livelihood outcomes. Implications and challenges of both the approach and the results for sustainable use and conservation of crop biodiversity are discussed.",
keywords = "Bolivia, Crop genetic diversity, Ecuador, Livelihoods, Peru, South America",
author = "Bellon, {Mauricio R.} and Elisabetta Gotor and Francesco Caracciolo",
note = "Funding Information: The authors are grateful to Vivian Polar, V{\'i}ctor Hugo Barrera Mosquera and Cristina Villota for the field work; Ramiro Ortega Due{\~n}as, Hugo Carrera, Fernando Alvarez, Eduardo Peralta, Wilfredo Rojas for advice and support on the case studies; Genowefa Blundo-Canto for the literature review of projects; Marleni Ramirez, Carlos Perez, Claire Nicklin for general advice and Douglas Gollin, Paul Winters, Carlos Barahona, Steve Wiggins, Janet Lauderdale and three anonymous reviewers for comments on an earlier version. Particular thanks to Judith Thompson who edited and commented extensively on it and Chiara Trincia for the final editing. Financial support was provided by the McKnight Foundation , Grant 09-1100 , and from the CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions and Markets, led by IFPRI . Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2015 The Authors.",
year = "2015",
month = jun,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1016/j.worlddev.2015.01.014",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "70",
pages = "162--176",
journal = "World Development",
issn = "0305-750X",
publisher = "Elsevier BV",
}