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Pesticide handling and human health : conventional and organic cotton farming in Benin
Aïhounton, Ghislain B. D.; Henningsen, Arne; … - 2021
Synthetic pesticides can be detrimental to the health of humans, particularly when handled inappropriately, which is … pesticide application can mitigate the detrimental health effects of pesticides. Our empirical analysis is based on data from … organic cotton farmers who are only allowed to use bio-pesticides. Using per-capita health expenditure as proxy for the health …
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Dynamic optimization of nitrogen in plateau cotton yield functions with nitrogen carryover considerations
Dhakal, Chandra; Lange, Kelly; Parajulee, Megha N.; … - In: Journal of agricultural and applied economics : JAEE 51 (2019) 3, pp. 385-401
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Can contract farming in organic basmati rice be a boon to smallholders? : evidence from India
Mishra, Ashok K.; Kumar, Anjani; Joshi, Pramod Kumar; … - 2018
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WTO' Doha cotton initiative : a tale of two issues
Anderson, Kym (contributor); Valenzuela, Ernesto (contributor) - 2007
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Are the economic benefits of Bt cotton sustainable? : evidence from Indian panel data
Kathage, Jonas; Qaim, Matin - 2011
, profit, and household living standards. Results from fixed effects models show that the adoption of Bt cotton is associated … with a net yield gain of 24% and a profit increase of 50%. These benefits per acre were stable over time; there are even …
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Technology adoption and learning-by-doing : the case of Bt cotton adoption in China
Tian, Guang; Du, Xiaoxue; Qiao, Fangbin; … - In: Journal of risk and financial management : JRFM 14 (2021) 11, pp. 1-13
Although the benefits of genetically modified (GM) crops have been well documented, how do farmers manage the risk of new technology in the early stages of technology adoption has received less attention. We compare the total factor productivity (TFP) of cotton to other major crops (wheat, rice,...
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The limits of intellectual property rights : lessons from the spread of illegal transgenic cotton seeds in India
Ramaswami, Bharat; Pray, Carl E.; Lalitha, N. - 2008
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Heterogeneous Yield Impacts from Adoption of Genetically Engineered Corn and the Importance of Controlling for Weather
Lusk, Jayson - 2017
Concern about declining growth in crop yields has renewed debates about the ability of biotechnology to promote food security. While numerous experimental and farm-level studies have found that adoption of genetically engineered crops has been associated with yield gains, aggregate and...
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Prospects of cash crop production in CBSR of Russia
Chetvertakov, Sergey - 2017
Russian crop production reflects a significant rise in the cultivation of corn and soybeans. One of the highest growth rates, along with a significant share in the national output, can be found in the Central Black Soil Region (CBSR). The rapid expansion of corn and soybeans acreage raises a...
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Heterogeneous yield impacts from adoption of genetically engineered corn and the importance of controlling for weather
Lusk, Jayson L.; Tack, Jesse; Hendricks, Nathan P. - 2017
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011697896