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Preserving Biodiversity Through the Peanut CRSP

Preserving Biodiversity Through the Peanut CRSP. J H “Tim” Williams University of Georgia. PCRSP approach to Biodiversity. Biod preservation needs Value associated with biod to justify management Value greater than the opportunity cost of alternatives

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Preserving Biodiversity Through the Peanut CRSP

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  1. Preserving Biodiversity Through the Peanut CRSP J H “Tim” Williams University of Georgia

  2. PCRSP approach to Biodiversity • Biod preservation needs • Value associated with biod to justify management • Value greater than the opportunity cost of alternatives • Alternate economic/social development. • Peanut biodiversity has value to peanut industry • Technologies that minimize use of chemicals have environmental and biod benefits • BioD is both preserved and challenged by development • Poverty associated risks to biodiversity.

  3. Direct CRSP Biod Interests • Restricted to peanut wild species preservation, conservation, description • Indirect Biod Benefits • Incentive to destroy decreased by alternate economic opportunity • Lower chemical utilization IPM • Lower fossil fuel utilization • Less land clearing

  4. History • Biodiversity has been secondary objective. • Using and preserving Arachis diversity • Collection, description, and evaluation • Introgression of useful genes • IPM • Economic development • Belize Case Study

  5. Present • Economic development in critical areas • Guyana • Bolivia • Philippines • IPM • Global • Biodiversity description • Genomics

  6. Guyana Case Study • Socio Environmental Baseline Population, Industry, Opportunity • Changes since 2001 • Production • Economics • Earnings • Employment • Environment

  7. Baseline

  8. In 5 years in Guyana • Production • Economy • Employment • Nutrition

  9. Production

  10. Economic

  11. Employment

  12. Nutrition

  13. PCRSP IPM • Global Scope (genetics and husbandry) • Ghana • Soap based fungicides • Value to local oil-trees and wood ash • Economic benefits of greater production • Erosion • Insecticides • USA • Reduced chemicals • Reduced energy use

  14. Peanut Biodiversity • Biodiversity description • evaluation • genomics • Exploitation • Nematode resistant lines • Productivity maintained • Chemicals avoided

  15. Missed and Potential Opportunities • Aflatoxin in Brazil Nuts • Peanut Pastures and Recreational Use • Urban chemical • Wild-life nutrition • Global warming • Bio-diesel • Forest preservation • Nitrogen fixation

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