RSS 1.0AgBioForum, vol. 15, no.2 (2012)
Special issue: Farmers and Researchers Discovering Biotech Crops: Experiences Measuring Economic Impacts among New Adopters. Click on one of the browse buttons above for a complete listing of the contents of this issue.
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Unweaving the threads : the experiences of female farmers with biotech cotton in Colombia
(AgBioForum, 2012)Although the literature on gender in agriculture is extensive, gender has been under studied in the published literature about biotech crops in developing countries. To explore whether gender affects access to and use of ... -
Rough terrain for research : studying early adopters of biotech crops
(AgBioForum, 2012)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 ... -
The impact of corn rootworm protected biotechnology traits in the United States
(AgBioForum, 2012)Recently, one type of corn rootworm has developed resistance to a single strain of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) that is genetically engineered into corn seed. This resistance development has occurred in small, localized ... -
Impacts of Bt maize on smallholder income in the Philippines
(AgBioForum, 2012)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 ... -
GM maize as subsistence crop : the South African smallholder experience
(AgBioForum, 2012)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 poor-farmers using GM seed. Their experience is ... -
Caught between Scylla and Charybdis : impact estimation issues from the early adoption of GM maize in Honduras
(AgBioForum, 2012)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 a survey of 113 farmers in the country, including ... -
A case of resistance : herbicide-tolerant soybeans in Bolivia
(AgBioForum, 2012)The Bolivian National Constitution of 2009 prohibits the commercialization of genetically modified organisms, but the decree permitting the unique event of glyphosate resistance was enacted earlier. Herbicide-tolerant (HT) ... -
Bi-modal preferences for Bt maize in the Philippines : a latent class model
(AgBioForum, 2012)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. This study uses the choice experiment method and a latent class model to ... -
Analysis of contracting alternatives for switchgrass as a production alternative on an east Tennessee beef and crop farm
(AgBioForum, 2012)The Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 has prompted the development of renewable energy. The research objective was to determine what contracting terms provide sufficient incentives for farmers to establish ...