Socioeconomic and farm-level effects of genetically modified crops: The case of Bt crops in South Africa

This chapter supplies a brief summary of the performance, socioeconomic impacts, and main issues surrounding Bt cotton and GM maize in South Africa. A substantial number of peer reviewed papers on GM crops in South Africa have been published, and it is recommended that interested readers refer to these publications for more in-depth information and discussion on the studies and findings.

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Authors:	Gouse, Marnus
Other Persons:	Falck-Zepeda, Jose Benjamin (contributor) ; Gruère, Guillaume P. (contributor) ; Sithole-Niang, Idah (contributor)
Published in:	Genetically modified crops in Africa: Economic and policy lessons from countries south of the Sahara.
Subject:	South Africa \| Southern Africa \| Africa south of Sahara \| Africa \| biotechnology \| Transgenic plants \| Risk assessment \| Economic aspects \| Biosafety regulations \| Biotechnological safety \| socioeconomic development \| Genetically engineered organisms \| Genetically modified foods \| Data collection \| genetic heterogeneity \| ex-ante impact assessment \| Ex-post impact assessment \| Developing countries \| Cotton \| maize \| banana \| bt cotton \| Agricultural research

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Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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