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Synopsis of Genetically modified crops in Africa: Economic and policy lessons from countries south of the Sahara:

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  • Falck-Zepeda, José Benjamin
  • Gruère, Guillaume P.
  • Sithole-Niang, Idah

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Agriculture has a crucial role to play in ending hunger and poverty in Africa, as it contributes approximately 35 percent of the continent’s gross domestic product while accounting for 70 percent of its labor force. Raising agricultural productivity is one of the best ways to increase rural income, and one promising but controversial means of increasing agricultural productivity is biotechnology, including genetically modified (GM) crops and other organisms.

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  • Falck-Zepeda, José Benjamin & Gruère, Guillaume P. & Sithole-Niang, Idah, 2013. "Synopsis of Genetically modified crops in Africa: Economic and policy lessons from countries south of the Sahara:," Issue briefs 80, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    • Handle: RePEc:fpr:issbrf:80
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    1. Lincoln Addison & Matthew Schnurr, 2016. "Growing burdens? Disease-resistant genetically modified bananas and the potential gendered implications for labor in Uganda," Agriculture and Human Values, Springer;The Agriculture, Food, & Human Values Society (AFHVS), vol. 33(4), pages 967-978, December.
    2. Ambrues Monboe Nebo Sr., 2022. "Russia-Ukraine War: Lesson for A Paradigm Shift in Addressing Food Insecurity in Africa," International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science, International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science (IJRISS), vol. 6(12), pages 821-827, December.

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