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Consmuller, Nicola; Beckmann, Volker; Schleyer, Christian. |
Since 2006, several varieties of transgenic Bt-maize are approved for commercial cultivation in Germany. The German regulatory framework for growing these crops comprises ex-ante regulations as well as ex-post liability rules to protect conventional and organic farming from possible negative side effects of transgenic plants and to ensure co-existence. Public regulation is also suspected to impose additional costs to those farmers who intend to plant Bt-maize. We address the question how Bt-maize growing farmers perceive the additional costs of regulation and whether coordination or cooperation takes place in order to diminish these costs. In 2006, we carried out a case study in the Oderbruch region (Brandenburg, Germany) comprising eight Bt-maize growing... |
Tipo: Conference Paper or Presentation |
Palavras-chave: Coordination; Cooperation; Bt-maize; Crop Production/Industries. |
Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://purl.umn.edu/43841 |
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