Unweaving the threads: The experiences of female farmers with biotech cotton in Colombia

AgBioForum

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 125-137

  Zambrano, Patricia ^a   Smale, Melinda ^b   Maldonado, Jorge H ^c   Mendoza, Sandra L ^d  

^a INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DE LOS ANDES   (Colombia)

^d ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Colombia; Gender; GM cotton; Perceptions; Qualitative research; Women

Indexed keywords

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84865712854     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1522936X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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