Taking stock of the genetically modified seed sector worldwide: Market, stakeholders, and prices

Food Security

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 525-540

  Bonny, Sylvie ^a,b  

^a INRA ALISS   (France)

^b AGROPARISTECH   (France)

Author keywords

Concentration; Price; Seed industry; Seed market; Technology fee; Transgenic crop

Indexed keywords

AGROINDUSTRY; CONSOLIDATION; FARM; FOOD SECURITY; PRICE DYNAMICS; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; SEED; STAKEHOLDER;

UNITED STATES;

GLYCINE MAX;

EID: 84906322809     PISSN: 18764517     EISSN: 18764525     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12571-014-0357-1     Document Type: Article

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