Potential regional trade implications of adopting Bt cowpea in West and Central Africa

AgBioForum

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 111-120

  Langyintuo, Augustine S ^a   Lowenberg DeBoer, Jess ^b  

^a CIMMYT   (Zimbabwe)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ad valorem tariff; Africa; Biotechnology; Interest rates; Maruca testulalis; Mixed complementary programming; Spatial and temporal price equilibrium

Indexed keywords

BACILLUS THURINGIENSIS; MARUCA TESTULALIS; VIGNA UNGUICULATA;

EID: 33749358828     PISSN: 1522936X     EISSN: 1522936X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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