The economy of edible weeds: evidence and conceptual framework
2024
Prosperi, Paolo | Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier (CIHEAM-IAMM) ; Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes (CIHEAM) | Montpellier Interdisciplinary center on Sustainable Agri-food systems (Social and nutritional sciences) (UMR MoISA) ; Centre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement (Cirad)-Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)-Centre International de Hautes Etudes Agronomiques Méditerranéennes - Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier (CIHEAM-IAMM) ; Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes (CIHEAM)-Centre International de Hautes Études Agronomiques Méditerranéennes (CIHEAM)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Institut Agro Montpellier ; Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)-Institut national d'enseignement supérieur pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation et l'environnement (Institut Agro)
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Show more [+] Less [-]English. Ecological and environmental economics provide a set of methodologies to measure the economic value of edible weeds, based on the assessment of the different trade-offs generated by their ecosystem services. These approaches may provide information on the economic importance of context-specific situations related to the use and consumption of edible weeds and wild edible plants. However, scattered sets of evidence do not provide a pluralistic and articulated view of the interconnected dynamics that regulate the economic importance of the ecosystem services provided within governed social-ecological systems. This chapter develops a new conceptual assessment framework and an optional set of indicators for evaluating the economic importance of edible weeds that integrates the socioeconomic, ecological, and institutional dynamics into the valuation process.
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