Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/119708 
Year of Publication: 
2002
Series/Report no.: 
Nota di Lavoro No. 100.2002
Publisher: 
Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei (FEEM), Milano
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.
Subjects: 
Genetic diversity
agriculture
Nash equilibrium
external effect
Document Type: 
Working Paper

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