Dependence on chemical pesticides has become one of the most pressing challenges to
global environmental sustainability and public health. Considerable regulatory efforts have …

Population and income growth in the coming half century will lead to a tremendous rise in
the demand for food. To meet this projected growth without massive extensification of …

This paper examines the role of individual risk attitudes in the decision to adopt a new form
of agricultural biotechnology in China. I conducted a survey and a field experiment to elicit …

Despite that insect-resistant Bt cotton has been lauded for its ability to reduce the use of
pesticides, studies have shown that Chinese Bt cotton farmers continue to use excessive …

This paper quantifies the extent of pesticide overuse in vegetable production systems in
Southeast Asia. Pesticide overuse was defined as levels of use in excess of an economic …

Warangal District, Andhra Pradesh, India, is a key cotton-growing area in one of the most
closely watched arenas of the global struggle over genetically modified crops. In 2005 …

中国正处在农业绿色转型与高质量发展的关键期, 减少农业温室气体排放对促进农业可持续发展
及实现2060 年碳中和有重要作用. 本文在系统回顾近年来中国农业碳减排的相关政策与研究 …

A longitudinal anthropological study of cotton farming in Warangal District of Andhra
Pradesh, India, compares a group of villages before and after adoption of Bt cotton. It …

Background Cotton with coevolving pests has been grown in India more than 5000 years.
Hybrid cotton was introduced in the 1970s with increases in fertilizer and in insecticide use …

Agricultural biotechnology and, specifically, the development of genetically modified (GM)
crops have been controversial for several reasons, including concerns that the technology …