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Genetically modified cotton in Uganda: An ex ante evaluation

In: Genetically modified crops in Africa: Economic and policy lessons from countries south of the Sahara

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  • Horna, Daniela
  • Zambrano, Patricia
  • Falck-Zepeda, Jose Benjamin
  • Sengooba, Theresa
  • Kyotalimye, Miriam

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The Ugandan government has recognized the need to increase the per¬formance of cotton and the potential of crop biotechnologies, particu¬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 con¬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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  • Horna, Daniela & Zambrano, Patricia & Falck-Zepeda, Jose Benjamin & Sengooba, Theresa & Kyotalimye, Miriam, 2013. "Genetically modified cotton in Uganda: An ex ante evaluation," IFPRI book chapters, in: Falck-Zepeda, Jose Benjamin & Gruère, Guillaume P. & Sithole-Niang, Idah (ed.), Genetically modified crops in Africa: Economic and policy lessons from countries south of the Sahara, chapter 3, pages 61-97, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
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