Global economic, environmental and health benefits from GM crop adoption

Global Food Security

Volumn 7, Issue , 2015, Pages 24-29

  Smyth, Stuart J ^a   Kerr, William A ^a   Phillips, Peter W B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Distribution of benefits; Pesticide reductions; Profitability; Reduce pesticide poisonings; Yield increases

Indexed keywords

EID: 84958834729     PISSN: 22119124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gfs.2015.10.002     Document Type: Review

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