Genetically modified crops, corporate pricing strategies, and farmers' adoption: The case of Bt cotton in Argentina

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 814-828

  Qaim, Matin ^a   de Janvry, Alain ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Contingent valuation; Monopoly pricing; Willingness to pay

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION BEHAVIOR; CONTINGENT VALUATION; COTTON; FARMERS ATTITUDE; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; PRICE DYNAMICS;

ARGENTINA;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 0345017699     PISSN: 00029092     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-8276.00490     Document Type: Article

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