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| Provedor de dados: |
AgEcon
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| País: |
United States
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| Título: |
Investigation of the factors influencing adoption of GM crops at country level
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| Autores: |
Hall, Clare
Toma, Luiza
Moran, Dominic
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| Data: |
2009-05-27
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| Ano: |
2009
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| Palavras-chave: |
Genetically modified crops
Structural equation model
Global adoption.
Agricultural and Food Policy
Crop Production/Industries
Environmental Economics and Policy
Institutional and Behavioral Economics
International Relations/Trade
Land Economics/Use
Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies
Research Methods/ Statistical Methods
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| Resumo: |
With the possible exception of nuclear technology, few scientific breakthroughs have generated the level of emotive debate that has surrounded the roll-out of agricultural biotechnology. Initial discussion about the environmental impacts of agricultural genetic modification, are now frequently juxtaposed with counter-claims that the technologies could actually be part of a wider global environmental solution in relation to climate change mitigation and food shortages. This study tests whether there are any consistent messages on why some countries seem to be advancing adoption of the technology, while others are not. We consider the range of claims in existing literature on adoption tendencies and then use structural equation modelling to test and estimate these a priori determinants of GM adoption. We found that being an exporter of maize and soybeans, agricultural area, participation in the Responsible Care Program of the Chemical Manufacturer's Association, having the EU and/or Japan as main trading partners, and participation in international environmental agreements, significantly influence decisions about whether or not to adopt GM crops at the country-level. In addition, there are two variables that are indirectly related to adoption decisions at country-level, namely technological readiness and government effectiveness.
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| Tipo: |
Conference Paper or Presentation
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| Idioma: |
Inglês
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| Identificador: |
http://purl.umn.edu/50366
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| Relação: |
International Association of Agricultural Economists>2009 Conference, August 16-22, 2009, Beijing, China
Contributed Paper
632
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| Formato: |
14
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