Coexistence regulations and agriculture production: A case study of five Bt maize producers in Portugal

Ecological Economics

Volumn 69, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2402-2408

  Skevas, Theodoros ^a   Fevereiro, Pedro ^b,c   Wesseler, Justus ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b INSTITUTO DE TECNOLOGIA QUÍMICA E BIOLÓGICA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Coexistence; Cooperative; Ex ante costs; Ex post liability costs; GM maize; Portugal

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL POLICY; AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION; COEXISTENCE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EUROPEAN COMMISSION; GUIDELINE; LIABILITY; MAIZE; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

PORTUGAL;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77956999643     PISSN: 09218009     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2010.07.007     Document Type: Article

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