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Genetically modified cotton in Uganda: An ex ante evaluation
Horna, Daniela; Zambrano, Patricia; Falck-Zepeda, Jose … - In: Genetically modified crops in Africa: Economic and …
The Ugandan government has recognized the need to increase the per¬formance of cotton and the potential of crop biotechnologies, particu¬larly the role of genetically modified (GM) varieties to improve cotton production and thus the economy in general. In 2008, the National Biosafety...
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Genetically modified organisms, exports, and regional integration in Africa
Wafula, David; Gruère, Guillaume P. - In: Genetically modified crops in Africa: Economic and …
regional integration in Africa. The next section focuses on possible export risks associated with the use of GM crops outside …
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Socioeconomic considerations in biosafety decisionmaking: Methods and implementation
Horna, Daniela (contributor); Zambrano, Patricia (contributor) - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Despite the ongoing controversy over their use, genetically modified (GM) crops have progressively grown in popularity and are now planted in approximately 160 million hectares in 29 countries. In the discussions of biosafety regulations for GM crops and whether to approve such crops for...
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Estimates and implications of the costs of compliance with biosafety regulations for African agriculture
Falck-Zepeda, Jose Benjamin; Zambrano, Patricia - In: Genetically modified crops in Africa: Economic and …
Modern biotechnology needs to be a part of the tools used for effective pov¬erty alleviation in Africa. As GE crops …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010850575
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Benefits, costs, and consumer perceptions of the potential introduction of a fungus-resistant banana in Uganda and policy implications
Kikulwe, Enoch M.; Birol, Ekin; Wesseler, Justus; … - In: Genetically modified crops in Africa: Economic and …
Banana is a staple crop in Uganda. Ugandans have the highest per capita consumption of cooking bananas in the world (Clarke 2003). However, banana production in Uganda is limited by several productivity con¬straints, such as insects, diseases, soil depletion, and poor agronomic practices. To...
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Socioeconomic and farm-level effects of genetically modified crops: The case of Bt crops in South Africa
Gouse, Marnus - In: Genetically modified crops in Africa: Economic and …
and GM maize in South Africa. A substantial number of peer reviewed papers on GM crops in South Africa have been published …
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Policy, investment, and partnerships for agricultural biotechnology research in Africa: Emerging evidence
Spielman, David J.; Zambrano, Patricia - In: Genetically modified crops in Africa: Economic and …
Progress in agbiotech and GE crop research, development, and dissemination in Africa is constrained by insufficient … the pipeline for Africa. Second, although some progress has been made in terms of introducing biosafety regulation in many …
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Bt maize and fumonisin reduction in South Africa: Potential health impacts
Pray, Carl E.; Rheeder, John P.; Gouse, Marnus; … - In: Genetically modified crops in Africa: Economic and …
have examined the impact of Bt hybrids on fumonisins on experiment stations both outside and inside South Africa (for …
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Genetically modified foods and crops: Africa’s choice
Paarlberg, Robert - In: Genetically modified crops in Africa: Economic and …
The future of genetically modified (GM) foods and crops in Africa will depend heavily on choices African governments …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011132763
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Genetically modified crops in Africa: Economic and policy lessons from countries south of the Sahara
Falck-Zepeda, Jose Benjamin (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
security despite such constraints. Genetically Modified Crops in Africa: Economic and Policy Lessons from Countries South of … skeptical of them. These and other findings in Genetically Modified Crops in Africa indicate ways biotechnology can contribute … to economic development in Africa south of the Sahara. …
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