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Provedor de dados: |
AgEcon
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País: |
United States
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Título: |
DEBUNKING THE MYTHS OF GM CROPS FOR AFRICA: THE CASE OF BT MAIZE IN KENYA
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Autores: |
Odhiambo, Benjamin
Bergvinson, David
Mugo, Stephen
De Groote, Hugo
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Data: |
2004-05-17
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Ano: |
2004
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Palavras-chave: |
GMO
Maize
Kenya
Risk
Environment
Crop Production/Industries
Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies
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Resumo: |
Empirical evidence from research on Bt maize in Kenya puts to rest most concerns raised against GMOs (not responding to farmers' needs, expensive, benefiting agro-business, risk of decreased biodiversity), but does indicate that contamination of local varieties is likely and buildup of insect resistance possible, requiring careful monitoring and evaluation.
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Tipo: |
Conference Paper or Presentation
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Idioma: |
Inglês
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Identificador: |
14474
http://purl.umn.edu/19918
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Editor: |
AgEcon Search
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Relação: |
American Agricultural Economics Association>2004 Annual meeting, August 1-4, Denver, CO
Selected Paper
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Formato: |
30
application/pdf
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