The economics of genetically modified crops

M Qaim - Annu. Rev. Resour. Econ., 2009 - annualreviews.org
Genetically modified (GM) crops have been used commercially for more than 10 years.
Available impact studies of insect-resistant and herbicide-tolerant crops show that these …

Plant genetics, sustainable agriculture and global food security

P Ronald - Genetics, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The United States and the world face serious societal challenges in the areas of
food, environment, energy, and health. Historically, advances in plant genetics have …

Economic impacts and impact dynamics of Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) cotton in India

J Kathage, M Qaim - … of the National Academy of Sciences, 2012 - National Acad Sciences
Despite widespread adoption of genetically modified crops in many countries, heated
controversies about their advantages and disadvantages continue. Especially for …

Bt cotton and farmer suicides in India: an evidence-based assessment

G Gruère, D Sengupta - The journal of development studies, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Bt cotton is accused of being responsible for an increase of farmer suicides in India. In this
article, we provide a comprehensive review of evidence on Bt cotton and farmer suicides …

[图书][B] Genetically modified crops and agricultural development

M Qaim - 2016 - books.google.com
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The impact of Bt cotton on poor households in rural India

A Subramanian, M Qaim - The Journal of Development Studies, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
The impact of genetically modified (GM) crops on the poor in developing countries is still the
subject of controversy. While previous studies have examined direct productivity effects of …

Field versus farm in Warangal: Bt cotton, higher yields, and larger questions

GD Stone - World Development, 2011 - Elsevier
A longitudinal anthropological study of cotton farming in Warangal District of Andhra
Pradesh, India, compares a group of villages before and after adoption of Bt cotton. It …

A meta analysis on farm-level costs and benefits of GM crops

R Finger, NE Benni, T Kaphengst, C Evans, S Herbert… - Sustainability, 2011 - mdpi.com
This paper reviews the evidence on the socio-economic impacts of GM crops and analyzes
whether there are patterns across space and time. To this end, we investigate the effect of …

Yield and economic performance of organic and conventional cotton-based farming systems–results from a field trial in India

D Forster, C Andres, R Verma, C Zundel, MM Messmer… - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
The debate on the relative benefits of conventional and organic farming systems has in
recent time gained significant interest. So far, global agricultural development has focused …

Deconstructing Indian cotton: weather, yields, and suicides

AP Gutierrez, L Ponti, HR Herren… - Environmental Sciences …, 2015 - Springer
Background Cotton with coevolving pests has been grown in India more than 5000 years.
Hybrid cotton was introduced in the 1970s with increases in fertilizer and in insecticide use …