Output risk aspects of genetically modified crop technology in South Africa (Record no. 29074)
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| control field | MX-TxCIM |
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| Standard number or code | https://doi.org/10.1080/10438590600692926 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | MX-TxCIM |
| 041 0# - LANGUAGE CODE | |
| Language code of text/sound track or separate title | En |
| 043 ## - GEOGRAPHIC AREA CODE | |
| Geographic area code | US |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Shankar, B. |
| 245 00 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Output risk aspects of genetically modified crop technology in South Africa |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2007 |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Technology involving genetic modification of crops has the potential to make a contribution to rural poverty reduction in many developing countries. Thus far, insecticide-producing ?Bt? varieties of cotton have been the main GM crops under cultivation in developing nations. Several studies have evaluated the farm-level performance of Bt varieties in comparison to conventional ones by estimating production technology, and have mostly found Bt technology to be very successful in raising output and/or reducing insecticide input. However, the production risk properties of this technology have not been studied, although they are likely to be important to risk-averse smallholders. This study investigates the output risk aspects of Bt technology using a three-year farm-level dataset on smallholder cotton production in Makhathini flats, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa. Stochastic dominance and stochastic production function estimation methods are used to examine the risk properties of the two technologies. Results indicate that Bt technology increases output risk by being most effective when crop growth conditions are good, but being less effective when conditions are less favourable. However, in spite of its risk increasing effect, the mean output performance of Bt cotton is good enough to make it preferable to conventional technology even for risk-averse smallholders. |
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| Language note | English |
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| Collection | Reprints Collection |
| 653 0# - INDEX TERM--UNCONTROLLED | |
| Uncontrolled term | Bt cotton |
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| Uncontrolled term | Genetically modified crops |
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| Uncontrolled term | GM technology |
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| Uncontrolled term | Risk and uncertainty |
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| Uncontrolled term | Stochastic dominance |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Bennett, R., |
| Relator term | coaut. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Morse, S., |
| Relator term | coaut. |
| 773 0# - HOST ITEM ENTRY | |
| Title | Economics of Innovation and New Technology |
| Related parts | v. 16, no. 4, p. 277-291 |
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| Koha item type | Article |
| Date last seen | Total Checkouts | Price effective from | Koha item type | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Withdrawn status | Home library | Current library | Date acquired |
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| 07/03/2017 | 07/03/2017 | Article | Not Lost | Reprints Collection | CIMMYT Knowledge Center: John Woolston Library | CIMMYT Knowledge Center: John Woolston Library | 07/03/2017 |