Puran MalJustus Liebig University Giessen, GermanyAsif Reza AnikBangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural UniversitySiegfried Bauer and P. Michael SchmitzJustus Liebig University Giessen, Germany This article adds to the existing literature by identifying determinants of the Bt cotton adoption decision, as well as what…
Rohit SinglaMcGill University, MontrealPhillip Johnson and Sukant MisraTexas Tech University Refuge requirements for Bt cotton varieties were examined for three cotton-growing regions in India, considering resistance evolution in cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera) to Bt toxin and pyrethroid pesticides. Biological, yield, and regulatory…
Xiaolan LiuIllinois Institute for Rural AffairsMichael FarmerTexas Tech UniversitySerge CaparedaTexas A&M University Agricultural residue/wastes are promising for producing bioenergy, despite the existing considerations, such as spatial distribution, production costs, and an unstable supply. This study quantifies the supply variance of waste biomass…
Gregory K. Regier, Timothy J. Dalton, and Jeffery R. WilliamsKansas State University This research adds to previous literature by examining the impact of genetically modified (GM) maize on net return risk for smallholders in South Africa. Producers of GM maize pay 35%…
Melinda SmaleMichigan State University Measuring the economic impacts of GM crops in developing agriculture poses particular challenges. In order to ensure that information generated is relevant and usable, continued improvement in methods is needed as diffusion of these crops steadily expands. In…
Patricia ZambranoInternational Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington DCMelinda SmaleMichigan State UniversityJorge H. MaldonadoUniversidad de los Andes, Bogotá, ColombiaSandra L. MendozaKungliga Tekniska Högskolan (KTH), Sweden Although the literature on gender in agriculture is extensive, gender has been under studied in the published…
José Falck-ZepedaInternational Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington, DCArie Sanders, Carlos Rogelio Trabanino, and Rolando Batallas-HuaconPanamerican Agricultural School (Zamorano University), Honduras Insect-resistant/herbicide-tolerant (Bt/RR) maize has been approved for commercialization in Honduras, and has been sold commercially since 2006. In 2007-2008, we conducted…
Jose M. Yorobe, Jr.University of the Philippines-Los BañosMelinda SmaleMichigan State University Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) maize is the first genetically modified crop to be introduced to Philippine farmers. Since its commercialization in 2003, evidence has accumulated regarding the economic benefits of adopting Bt…
Marnus GouseUniversity of Pretoria The South African smallholder GM maize experience has been—to date and internationally—the only example where a subsistence crop is produced by smallholder resource poorfarmers using GM seed. Their experience is thus of great interest, especially to African decision…
Ekin BirolInternational Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)Melinda SmaleMichigan State UniversityJose M. Yorobe, Jr.University of the Philippines-Los Baños The only country in Asia to have approved a biotech food or feed crop is the Philippines, where Bt maize was initially commercialized in 2003….
