Krishna, Vijesh V.; Zilberman, David; Qaim, Matin - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2009
Transgenic pest-resistant varieties are hypothesized to reduce farmers’ demand for on-farm diversity through an act of … on-farm varietal diversity enhance yield, while reducing the production risk. With few Bt varieties available in the … first years, technology adoption entailed a reduction in on-farm varietal diversity. This effect, however, was partially …