Bt cotton and pesticide use in Argentina: Economic and environmental effects

Environment and Development Economics

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 179-200

  Qaim, Matin ^a   de Janvry, Alain ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; INSECTA;

EID: 17144419654     PISSN: 1355770X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355770X04001883     Document Type: Article

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