Genetically modified cotton in Uganda: An ex ante evaluation

The Ugandan government has recognized the need to increase the perÂ¬formance of cotton and the potential of crop biotechnologies, particuÂ¬larly the role of genetically modified (GM) varieties to improve cotton production and thus the economy in general. In 2008, the National Biosafety Committee of Uganda approved the guidelines for implementing conÂ¬fined trials, which enabled testing the environmental safety and performance of insect-resistant (Bt) and herbicide-tolerant (HT) cotton varieties. The implementation of the confined trials started in May 2009.

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Authors:	Horna, Daniela ; Zambrano, Patricia ; Falck-Zepeda, Jose Benjamin ; Sengooba, Theresa ; Kyotalimye, Miriam
Other Persons:	Falck-Zepeda, Jose Benjamin (contributor) ; Gruère, Guillaume P. (contributor) ; Sithole-Niang, Idah (contributor)
Published in:	Genetically modified crops in Africa: Economic and policy lessons from countries south of the Sahara.
Subject:	Uganda \| East 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

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Type of publication:	Article
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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