Ex ante analysis of the benefits of transgenic drought tolerance research on cereal crops in low-income countries

Agricultural Economics

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 477-492

  Kostandini, Genti ^a   Mills, Bradford F ^b   Omamo, Steven Were ^c   Wood, Stanley ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c World Food Programme   (Italy)

^d INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Drought tolerance; Intellectual property rights; Research benefits; Transgenic

Indexed keywords

CEREAL; DROUGHT RESISTANCE; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; INCOME; INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS; TRANSGENIC PLANT; YIELD RESPONSE;

EID: 67650803077     PISSN: 01695150     EISSN: 15740862     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-0862.2009.00392.x     Document Type: Article

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