Economic cost of non-adoption of Bt-cotton in West Africa: With special reference to Mali

International Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 7, Issue 1-3, 2005, Pages 46-61

  Cabanilla, Liborio S ^a,c,d   Abdoulaye, Tahirou ^b,e   Sanders, John H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES LOS BAÑOS   (Philippines)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Ctr for Policy and Devmt Studies   (Philippines)

^d Ctr for Policy and Devmt Studies ^*  (Philippines)

^e Natl Agric Res Institute of Niger   (Niger)

Author keywords

Bt cotton; Cost advantage; Ex ante analysis; West Africa; Yield advantage

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; INSECTICIDES; PUBLIC POLICY; REDUCTION;

AVDANCED COUNTRIES; BT-COTTON; ENVIRONMENTAL BENEFITS; SUBSIDIES;

COTTON;

INSECTICIDE;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; COTTON; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION;

AGRICULTURE; BENIN; BURKINA FASO; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COTE D'IVOIRE; COTTON; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROP; INSECT CONTROL; MALI; PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY; PLANT YIELD; POLICY; PROFIT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SENEGAL;

COTTON; ECONOMICS; INSECTICIDES; POLLUTION; REDUCTION; WEST AFRICA;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; MALI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WEST AFRICA; WORLD;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 17244382529     PISSN: 09636048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJBT.2005.006444     Document Type: Review

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