Conserving Genetic Resources for Agriculture : Counting the Cost
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Bonwoo Koo is a research fellow in the Environment and Production Technology Division of IFPRI. Philip G. Pardey is a professor in the Department of Applied Economics at the University of Minnesota. At the time of this research, he was a senior research fellow at IFPRI. Brian D. Wright is a professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of California, Berkeley. Brief 6, January 2003
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