Impact of genetically modified maize on smallholder risk in South Africa

AgBioForum

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 328-336

  Regier, Gregory K ^a   Dalton, Timothy J ^a   Williams, Jeffery R ^a  

^a KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Genetically modified; Maize; Net returns; Risk; SERF; South Africa; Stochastic dominance

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84872569996     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1522936X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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