Crop Diversity in Peril: A Case of Kolli Hills in India

Contents: Foreword.  Preface. Part 1: Loss of Traditional Crop Diversity: An overview of its Causes. 1. Global Scenario. 2. Indian Scenario. Part 2: Traditional Crop Diversity: Case of Kolli Hills. 3. Kolli Hills: An Introduction. 4. Agro-biodiversity Management Initiatives in Kolli Hills. 5. Kolli Malai and Malayalar: A Socio-economic and Cultural Narrative. 6. Cultivation and On-Farm Conservation of Traditional Crop Diversity by the Malayalar. 7. Grain Crop Diversity of Kolli Hills. 8. Pulses, Vegetables, Fruits and other Crop Diversity of Kolli Hills. Part 3: Erosion of Traditional Crop Diversity. 9. Loss of Crop Diversity: An Understanding through a Genealogical Study.  10. Sustainable Management of Crop Diversity: Insights and Lessons Learnt. References. Annexures