Estimating the impact of transgenic Bt cotton on West and Central Africa: A general equilibrium approach

World Development

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 2049-2064

  Elbehri, Aziz ^a   Macdonald, Steve ^a  

^a ECONOMIC RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Applied general equilibrium; Biotechnology; Cotton; Crop productivity; West Africa

Indexed keywords

BIOTECHNOLOGY; COTTON; CROP PRODUCTION; GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS; TECHNOLOGY ADOPTION; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

EID: 8844278396     PISSN: 0305750X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2004.07.005     Document Type: Article

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