Socioeconomic Impacts of Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) Cotton
2010 | book part. A publication with affiliation to the University of Göttingen.
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Qaim, Matin, A. Subramanian, and P. Sadashivappa. "Socioeconomic Impacts of Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) Cotton." Cotton. Biotechnological Advances, edited by Usha Barwale Zehr, Springer, 2010, pp. 221-240. Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry 65. doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-04796-1_12.
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- Authors
- Qaim, Matin ; Subramanian, A.; Sadashivappa, P.
- Editors
- Zehr, Usha Barwale
- Abstract
- This chapter analyzes the socioeconomic impacts of Bt cotton in an international context. Bt cotton technology has already been adopted by millions of farmers around the world, including many smallholders in developing countries. On average, farmers growing Bt cotton benefit from insecticide savings, increasingly effective yields as a result of reduced crop losses, and profit gains in spite of higher seed prices. Aggregate household incomes rise, for poor and vulnerable farmers as well. Hence, Bt cotton contributes to poverty reduction and rural development. Macroeconomic modeling approaches confirm that there are also sizeable aggregate growth effects and welfare gains. In addition to these socioeconomic impacts, Bt technology is associated with important positive environmental and health externalities.
- Issue Date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Springer
- Organization
- Department für Agrarökonomie und Rurale Entwicklung
- Series
- Biotechnology in Agriculture and Forestry
- ISBN
- 978-3-642-04795-4
978-3-642-04796-1 - ISSN
- 0934-943X
- Language
- English