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Provedor de dados: | 31
País: | United States
Título: | Fifteen Years Later: Examining the Adoption of Bt Corn Varieties by U.S. Farmers
Autores: | Fernandez-Cornejo,   Jorge; Wechsler,   Seth James.
Data: | 2012-05-31
Ano: | 2012
Palavras-chave: | Genetically engineered corn; Bt corn; Insecticide use; Corn yields. technology adoption.; Crop Production/Industries; Farm Management; Production Economics.
Resumo: | This study presents recent results on the impact of adopting Bt corn on farm profits, yields, and seed and insecticide use.  The study employs an econometric model that corrects for self-selection and simultaneity and uses farm-level survey data for 2010.  Results confirm previous findings that Bt adoption is associated with increased profits and yields. However the Bt adoption is not significantly related to insecticide use as infestation levels in 2010 are very low and 90 percent of the farmers in the sample did not use insecticides at all.
Tipo: | Presentation
Idioma: | Inglês
Identificador: | http://purl.umn.edu/124257
Relação: | Agricultural and Applied Economics Association&gt;2012 Annual Meeting, August 12-14, 2012, Seattle, Washington
Formato: | 25