Bt cotton in India: Development of benefits and the role of government seed price interventions

AgBioForum

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2009, Pages

  Sadashivappa, Prakash ^a   Qaim, Matin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Bt cotton; Farm survey; Genetically modified crops; India; Seed markets; Technology adoption; Willingness to pay (WTP)

Indexed keywords

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 72149124721     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1522936X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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