| Popis: |
My research interest with biodiversity as a discursive phenomenon dates back in 1996 when I was working as a Junior Sociologist at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). I was involved with the Institute’s flagship project on rice biodiversitya multi-country component project interested in documenting the cultural dimension of rice genetic conservation at the community and farm levels. I was puzzled by the seemingly oxymoronic juxtaposition of rice and biodiversity. Soon, I discovered that my initial notion of biodiversity is as limited as my understanding of its origin as a concept. |
