The economic impact and the distribution of benefits and risk from the adoption of insect resistant (Bt) cotton in West Africa
Cotton is the largest source of export receipts of several West African countries. Statistics however show a decreasing tendency in cotton yields and an increasing tendency in pesticide use. Under this circumstances there appear to be potential payoffs from the use of biotechnology products in the f...
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| Format: | Artículo preliminar |
| Language: | Inglés |
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International Food Policy Research Institute
2007
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/160220 |
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