Pesticide productivity and transgenic cotton technology: The South African smallholder case

Journal of Agricultural Economics

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 97-116

  Shankar, Bhavani ^a   Thirtle, Colin ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL TECHNOLOGY; COTTON; PEST CONTROL; PESTICIDE; SMALLHOLDER; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; KWAZULU-NATAL; MAKHATHINI FLATS; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 15844377248     PISSN: 0021857X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.2005.tb00124.x     Document Type: Article

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