Socioeconomic and farm-level effects of genetically modified crops: The case of Bt crops in South Africa

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Marnus Gouse

Chapter 1 in Genetically modified crops in Africa: Economic and policy lessons from countries south of the Sahara, 2013, pp 25-41 from International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Abstract: This chapter supplies a brief summary of the performance, socioeconomic impacts, and main issues surrounding Bt cotton and GM maize in South Africa. A substantial number of peer reviewed papers on GM crops in South Africa have been published, and it is recommended that interested readers refer to these publications for more in-depth information and discussion on the studies and findings.

Keywords: South Africa; Southern Africa; Africa south of Sahara; Africa; biotechnology; Transgenic plants; Risk assessment; Economic aspects; Biosafety regulations; Biotechnological safety; socioeconomic development; Genetically engineered organisms; Genetically modified foods; Data collection; genetic heterogeneity; ex-ante impact assessment; Ex-post impact assessment; Developing countries; Cotton; maize; banana; bt cotton; Agricultural research (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2013
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