The economic and environmental cost of delayed GM crop adoption: The case of Australia's GM canola moratorium

GM Crops and Food

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 13-20

  Biden, Scott ^a   Smyth, Stuart J ^a   Hudson, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^b Health Solutions Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

biotechnology; Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety; food security; innovation; opportunity cost; socio economic considerations

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS; AUSTRALIA; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROP; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENT; GENETICS; GREENHOUSE GAS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; RAPESEED; TRANSGENIC PLANT; WEED CONTROL;

AUSTRALIA; BRASSICA NAPUS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROPS, AGRICULTURAL; ENVIRONMENT; GREENHOUSE GASES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; WEED CONTROL;

EID: 85042947403     PISSN: 21645698     EISSN: 21645701     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/21645698.2018.1429876     Document Type: Article

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