The Author: Edilegnaw Wale Zegeye studied Agricultural Economics (B.Sc.) and Agricultural Development Economics (M.Sc.) at Alemaya University (Ethiopia) and Wageningen Agricultural University (The Netherlands), respectively. Since 2000, he has been a doctoral student at the Center for Development Research (ZEF), Department of Economics and Technological Change at the University of Bonn. The author obtained his Ph.D. in 2003. His research interest is the application of micro-economic theory and econometrics for agricultural development problems.

• Contents: Overview of Variety Use and Crop Diversity Conservation in Ethiopia – Data Collection Methodology and Insights on Farmers’ Variety Choice – Conservation of Crop Diversity and Economic Development: Issues, Paradigms and Economic Theories – Economic Analysis of Farmers’ Incentives to Diversify on Local Sorghum Varieties – Farmers’ Coffee Variety Attribute Preferences, Demand for Local Varieties and Incentives for Poly-Variety – The Opportunity Cost of Maintaining Sorghum and Wheat of Local Varieties of Farmers’ Fields – Thinking beyond the Boundary of Farmers: National Level On-Farm Conservation Costs and the Institutional Incentive Design in Ethiopia.

The Author: Edilegnaw Wale Zegeye studied Agricultural Economics (B.Sc.) and Agricultural Development Economics (M.Sc.) at Alemaya University (Ethiopia) and Wageningen Agricultural University (The Netherlands), respectively. Since 2000, he has been a doctoral student at the Center for Development Research (ZEF), Department of Economics and Technological Change at the University of Bonn. The author obtained his Ph.D. in 2003. His research interest is the application of micro-economic theory and econometrics for agricultural development problems.

• Contents: Overview of Variety Use and Crop Diversity Conservation in Ethiopia – Data Collection Methodology and Insights on Farmers’ Variety Choice – Conservation of Crop Diversity and Economic Development: Issues, Paradigms and Economic Theories – Economic Analysis of Farmers’ Incentives to Diversify on Local Sorghum Varieties – Farmers’ Coffee Variety Attribute Preferences, Demand for Local Varieties and Incentives for Poly-Variety – The Opportunity Cost of Maintaining Sorghum and Wheat of Local Varieties of Farmers’ Fields – Thinking beyond the Boundary of Farmers: National Level On-Farm Conservation Costs and the Institutional Incentive Design in Ethiopia.

The Author: Edilegnaw Wale Zegeye studied Agricultural Economics (B.Sc.) and Agricultural Development Economics (M.Sc.) at Alemaya University (Ethiopia) and Wageningen Agricultural University (The Netherlands), respectively. Since 2000, he has been a doctoral student at the Center for Development Research (ZEF), Department of Economics and Technological Change at the University of Bonn. The author obtained his Ph.D. in 2003. His research interest is the application of micro-economic theory and econometrics for agricultural development problems.

• Contents: Overview of Variety Use and Crop Diversity Conservation in Ethiopia – Data Collection Methodology and Insights on Farmers’ Variety Choice – Conservation of Crop Diversity and Economic Development: Issues, Paradigms and Economic Theories – Economic Analysis of Farmers’ Incentives to Diversify on Local Sorghum Varieties – Farmers’ Coffee Variety Attribute Preferences, Demand for Local Varieties and Incentives for Poly-Variety – The Opportunity Cost of Maintaining Sorghum and Wheat of Local Varieties of Farmers’ Fields – Thinking beyond the Boundary of Farmers: National Level On-Farm Conservation Costs and the Institutional Incentive Design in Ethiopia.