138
5 Conservation Costs of PGRFA
Table 5.15. Cost estimates for the essential activities to increase the effectiveness of the global
conservation efforts
Additional efforts
surveys and inventories
collection ofPGRFA
sustaining existing ex situ collections
regeneration of threatened ex situ
accessions
expanding the characterization and
evaluation activities
developing and improving the information
management
developing early warning systems
on-farm management and improvement of
PGRFA
in situ conservation of wild crop relatives
and wild plants for food production
reintroduction ofPGRFA into agricultural
systems
supporting or establishing institutions
(national programs, networks)
capacity building (education and training,
public awareness)
Basic
approach
2
1
30
5
3
8
2
7
5
6
13
21
Approaches annually
[Us $ '000,000]
Moderate
approach
3
2
47
7
7
13
3
17
8
7
24
38
High-Urgency
Approach
8
3
74
12
15
22
6
37
15
9
45
75
Source:
adapted and newly calculated according to Virchow, 1996a