A trait-based model of the potential demand for a genetically engineered food crop in a developing economy

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 351-361

  Edmeades, Svetlana ^a   Smale, Melinda ^a,b  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b International Plant Genetic Resources Institute Maccarese   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adoption; Agricultural household model; Food crop biotechnology

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL MODELING; CROP PLANT; DEMAND ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING WORLD; FARMERS ATTITUDE; HOUSEHOLD SURVEY; PREDICTION; SMALLHOLDER; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33751218909     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: 15740862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-0862.2006.00167.x     Document Type: Article

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