Role of new plant breeding technologies for food security and sustainable agricultural development

M Qaim - Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
New plant breeding technologies (NPBTs), including genetically modified and gene‐edited
crops, offer large potentials for sustainable agricultural development and food security while …

The sustainability of agricultural development in China: The agriculture–environment nexus

J Yu, J Wu - Sustainability, 2018 - mdpi.com
The article aims to provide an overview of China's agricultural development and its
sustainability by focusing on the agriculture–environmental nexus. We first review literature …

Can network theory-based targeting increase technology adoption?

L Beaman, A BenYishay, J Magruder… - American Economic …, 2021 - aeaweb.org
Can targeting information to network-central farmers induce more adoption of a new
agricultural technology? By combining social network data and a field experiment in 200 …

[图书][B] Genetically modified crops and agricultural development

M Qaim - 2016 - books.google.com
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Intended and unintended consequences of genetically modified crops–myth, fact and/or manageable outcomes?

JR Caradus - New Zealand Journal of Agricultural Research, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Food and feed has been produced from genetically modified (GM) crops for 25 years. It is
timely to review whether this technology has globally delivered the expected benefits and …

Insect-resistant genetically engineered crops in China: development, application, and prospects for use

Y Li, EM Hallerman, K Wu, Y Peng - Annual review of …, 2020 - annualreviews.org
With 20% of the world's population but just 7% of the arable land, China has invested
heavily in crop biotechnology to increase agricultural productivity. We examine research on …

Who cares what others think (or do)? Social learning and social pressures in cotton farming in India

A Maertens - American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This paper examines the role that social networks play in the adoption process of Bacillus
thurigiensis (Bt) cotton, a type of genetically engineered cotton that has been available on …

Economic Impacts of Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) Cotton

D Tokel, BN Genc, II Ozyigit - Journal of Natural Fibers, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
In recent years, high-yield production has gained importance due to the decrease in
agricultural fields in the world and the rapid increase in the population. Cotton is an …

Functional characterization of Gh_A08G1120 (GH3. 5) gene reveal their significant role in enhancing drought and salt stress tolerance in cotton

JN Kirungu, RO Magwanga, P Lu, X Cai, Z Zhou… - BMC genetics, 2019 - Springer
Background Auxins play an important role in plant growth and development; the auxins
responsive gene; auxin/indole-3-acetic acid (Aux/IAA), small auxin-up RNAs (SAUR) and …

[图书][B] Bioeconomy for sustainable development

C Keswani - 2020 - Springer
The current era of incredible innovations toward the zeal to chase the heights of
development has made science and technology one of the most powerful tools to …