Flannery, M.L. and Thorne, F.S. and Kelly, P.W. and Mullins, E. (2004) An economic cost benefit analysis of GM crop cultivation: an Irish case study. AgBioForum, 7 (4). 149 -157.
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Abstract
Presently, no genetically modified (GM) crops are cultivated in Ireland. It is anticipated, however, that the introduction of coexistence guidelines could encourage the uptake of certain GM varieties. The objective of this research was to comparatively assess the costs and benefits of that uptake through the selection of five hypothetical GM crops. The research reports that the economic performance of the technology varies significantly between crops and traits. When disease pressure and/or weed concentration is high, it is predicted that specific GM crops will economically outperform conventional crops, based on the cost of chemicals and their application
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Author Affiliation: | Plant Biotechnology Unit, Teagasc Crops Research Centre, Oak Park, Carlow, Irish Republic |
| Subjects: | Social Sciences > Agricultural Economics |
| Divisions: | Other Crops |
| Depositing User: | Syamala |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Jun 2011 03:07 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Jun 2011 03:07 |
| Official URL: | http://www.agbioforum.org/v7n4/v7n4a01-mullins.pdf |
| URI: | http://eprints.icrisat.ac.in/id/eprint/2222 |
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