Tag: Economics
The real success story of GM cotton and edible cotton oil in India 2002-2011
A wonderful colorful and readable booklet about the success of Bt cotton in India has been made available from the ISAAA website for India.A sample table from this booklet tells the story of the massive expansion of cotton output over the last 10 years. Indian cotton production statistics this last decade
Biotech cotton seeds hit problems in India
Farmers sore over low supply of Bt cotton seeds BS Reporter / Chennai/ Mysore May 03, 2011, 0:28 IST Over 10,000 farmers from villages around Mysore had gathered on the busy Jaganmohan Palace Road and the Ramavilasa Road to get their ‘quota’ of the much-vaunted Bt cotton seeds. Packets of the seed was being sold…
Free download: Expert review on economics of GM crops
An electronic review that contains high quality information about the economics of GM crops, including economics in developing countries, has become available with free access at Annual Reviews website. The pdf can be currently be downloaded (perhaps only for a limited time). The Economics of Genetically Modified Crops by Matin Qaim of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural…
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Food price rises finally hit home in mainstream media
Going up: food prices set to soar by Richard Webb. The Sunday Age, Melbourne. April 3, 2011 “Higher world prices for commodities such as wheat and sugar will place pressure on related food prices”, says the Reserve Bank of Australia. With global food prices at record highs, a supermarket war isn’t enough to keep prices down… …In…
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The Future of Food and Farming Priority 6: Promote sustainable intensification.
The Future of Food and Farming: Challenges and choices for global sustainabilityUK Government Office for Science 2011Executive Summary From the IntroductionProject aim: to explore the pressures on the global food system between now and 2050 and identify the decisions that policy makers need to take today, and in the years ahead, to ensure that a global…
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