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Arjunan, Subramanian and Qaim, Matin (2010) The impact of Bt cotton on poor households in rural India. Journal of Development Studies, Vol.46 (No.2). pp. 295-311. doi:10.1080/00220380903002954 ISSN 0022-0388.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00220380903002954
Abstract
The impact of genetically modified (GM) crops on the poor in developing countries is still the subject of controversy. While previous studies have examined direct productivity effects of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton and other GM crops, little is known about wider socioeconomic outcomes. We use a microeconomic modelling approach and comprehensive survey data from India to analyse welfare and distribution effects in a typical village economy. Bt cotton adoption increases returns to labour, especially for hired female workers. Likewise, aggregate household incomes rise, including for poor and vulnerable farmers. Hence, Bt cotton contributes to poverty reduction and rural development.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Alternative Title: | The impact of Bacillus thuringiensis cotton on poor households in rural India | ||||
Subjects: | S Agriculture > SB Plant culture | ||||
Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Science > Life Sciences (2010- ) > Warwick HRI (2004-2010) | ||||
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Transgenic plants -- India, Bacillus thuringiensis -- Genetics, Cotton growing -- India, Transgenic plants -- Economic aspects, India -- Social conditions, India -- Economic conditions | ||||
Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of Development Studies | ||||
Publisher: | Routledge | ||||
ISSN: | 0022-0388 | ||||
Official Date: | February 2010 | ||||
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Volume: | Vol.46 | ||||
Number: | No.2 | ||||
Page Range: | pp. 295-311 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1080/00220380903002954 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||
Funder: | Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) |
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