Genetically modified crops in Africa: Economic and policy lessons from countries south of the Sahara
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- Falck-Zepeda, Jose Benjamin
- Gruère, Guillaume P.
- Sithole-Niang, Idah
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Uganda; South Africa; East Africa; Southern Africa; Africa south of Sahara; Africa; biotechnology; Transgenic plants; Risk assessment; Economic aspects; Biosafety regulations; Biotechnological safety; socioeconomic development; Genetically engineered organisms; Genetically modified foods; Data collection; genetic heterogeneity; ex-ante impact assessment; ex-post impact assessment; Developing countries; bt Cotton; maize; banana; Agricultural research;All these keywords.
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