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Genetically modified cotton in Uganda: An ex ante evaluation
Horna, Daniela; Zambrano, Patricia; Falck-Zepeda, Jose … - In: Genetically modified crops in Africa: Economic and …
general. In 2008, the National Biosafety Committee of Uganda approved the guidelines for implementing con¬fined trials, which …
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Benefits, costs, and consumer perceptions of the potential introduction of a fungus-resistant banana in Uganda and policy implications
Kikulwe, Enoch M.; Birol, Ekin; Wesseler, Justus; … - In: Genetically modified crops in Africa: Economic and …
Banana is a staple crop in Uganda. Ugandans have the highest per capita consumption of cooking bananas in the world … (Clarke 2003). However, banana production in Uganda is limited by several productivity con¬straints, such as insects … long term. Uganda formally initi¬ated its short-term approach in the early 1990s; it involves the collection of both local …
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Genetically modified crops in Africa: Economic and policy lessons from countries south of the Sahara
Falck-Zepeda, Jose Benjamin (contributor);  … - International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
A variable climate, political instability, and other constraints have limited agricultural development in African countries south of the Sahara. Genetically modified (GM) crops are one tool for enhancing agricultural productivity and food security despite such constraints. Genetically Modified...
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Genetically modified organisms, exports, and regional integration in Africa
Wafula, David; Gruère, Guillaume P. - In: Genetically modified crops in Africa: Economic and …
This chapter reviews results from the literature to discuss issues of GM product use, export risk management, and regional integration in Africa. The next section focuses on possible export risks associated with the use of GM crops outside of the region, and the subsequent section discusses the...
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Estimates and implications of the costs of compliance with biosafety regulations for African agriculture
Falck-Zepeda, Jose Benjamin; Zambrano, Patricia - In: Genetically modified crops in Africa: Economic and …
Modern biotechnology needs to be a part of the tools used for effective pov¬erty alleviation in Africa. As GE crops and other products are regulated products, it is imperative to establish regulatory systems that are commen¬surate with the potential risk of the technology. These systems...
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Socioeconomic and farm-level effects of genetically modified crops: The case of Bt crops in South Africa
Gouse, Marnus - In: Genetically modified crops in Africa: Economic and …
This chapter supplies a brief summary of the performance, socioeconomic impacts, and main issues surrounding Bt cotton and GM maize in South Africa. A substantial number of peer reviewed papers on GM crops in South Africa have been published, and it is recommended that interested readers refer...
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Policy, investment, and partnerships for agricultural biotechnology research in Africa: Emerging evidence
Spielman, David J.; Zambrano, Patricia - In: Genetically modified crops in Africa: Economic and …
Progress in agbiotech and GE crop research, development, and dissemination in Africa is constrained by insufficient investment in—and regulatory imped¬iments to—the approval and release of new GE products. The two stud¬ies on agricultural research in developing countries...
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Bt maize and fumonisin reduction in South Africa: Potential health impacts
Pray, Carl E.; Rheeder, John P.; Gouse, Marnus; … - In: Genetically modified crops in Africa: Economic and …
This study examines the extent to which Bt hybrids could reduce mycotoxins at the village level. Although some studies have examined the impact of Bt hybrids on fumonisins on experiment stations both outside and inside South Africa (for example, Munkvold, Hellmich, and Rice 1999; De la Campa et al....
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Genetically modified foods and crops: Africa’s choice
Paarlberg, Robert - In: Genetically modified crops in Africa: Economic and …
The future of genetically modified (GM) foods and crops in Africa will depend heavily on choices African governments make regarding the reg¬ulation of this technology. There are two different regulatory approaches to choose between: the approach used by the European Union (EU) and that used...
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Tropical Africa's emergence as a banana supplier in the inter-war period
Houtkamp, John A. - 1996
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