Yield effects of genetically modified crops in developing countries

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dc.contributor.authorQaim, M.en
dc.contributor.authorZilberman, Daviden
dc.contributor.departmentSustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (SANREM) Knowledgebaseen
dc.coverage.spatialIndiaen
dc.coverage.spatialDeveloping countriesen
dc.coverage.temporal1997 - 2002en
dc.date.accessioned2016-04-19T18:55:22Zen
dc.date.available2016-04-19T18:55:22Zen
dc.date.issued2003en
dc.descriptionMetadata only recorden
dc.description.abstractOnfarm field trials carried out with Basillus thuringenesis (Bt) cotton in different states of India show that the technology substantially reduces pest damage and increases yields. The yield gains are much higher than what has been reported for other countries where genetically modified crops were used mostly to replace and enhance chemical pest control. In many developing countries, small-scale farmers especially suffer big pest-related yield losses because of technical and economic constraints. Pest-resistant genetically modified crops can contribute to increased yields and agricultural growth in those situations, as the case of Bt cotton in India demonstrates.en
dc.format.mimetypetext/plainen
dc.identifier937en
dc.identifier.citationScience 299 (2003): 900-902.en
dc.identifier.issn0036-8075en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/65834en
dc.language.isoen_USen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.holderCopyright 2003 Scienceen
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectSmall-scale farmingen
dc.subjectEconomic policyen
dc.subjectPest controlen
dc.subjectCash cropsen
dc.subjectBiotechnologyen
dc.subjectGm cropsen
dc.subjectBT Cottonen
dc.subjectDeveloping countriesen
dc.subjectIndiaen
dc.subjectGovernanceen
dc.titleYield effects of genetically modified crops in developing countriesen
dc.typeAbstracten
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