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Adoption of Biotechnology in Developing Countries

In: Agricultural Biodiversity and Biotechnology in Economic Development

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  • Holly Ameden

    (University of California)

  • Matin Qaim

    (University of Hohenheim)

  • David Zilberman

    (University of California)

Abstract

This chapter identifies the factors that lead to the adoption of genetically modified varieties in developing countries and the sources of differences in the impacts and patterns of adoption of biotechnology between developed and developing countries. We present the finding of our model analyzing the profitability of pest-controlling biotechnologies. The model shows that in locations with mild pest issues, adoption of GMVs is likely to result in reduced pesticide use while in areas with high infestation levels, as is the case in many developing countries, adoption of GMVs will have both a pesticide-reducing and a yield-enhancing effect. Thus, successful adoption of biotechnologies in developing countries will depend on the availability of technologies appropriate for local agricultural conditions, and policies that enhance the ability of poor farmers to obtain these technologies such an affordable pricing schemes and credit programs. Following the conceptual model, the chapter provides some of the empirical findings on adoption of biotechnology for both developed and developing countries, discusses adoption and biosafety issues and, in the last section, synthesizes our results and provides further policy conclusions.

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  • Holly Ameden & Matin Qaim & David Zilberman, 2005. "Adoption of Biotechnology in Developing Countries," Natural Resource Management and Policy, in: Joseph Cooper & Leslie Marie Lipper & David Zilberman (ed.), Agricultural Biodiversity and Biotechnology in Economic Development, chapter 0, pages 329-357, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:nrmchp:978-0-387-25409-8_16
    DOI: 10.1007/0-387-25409-9_16
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    1. Gregory D. Graff & David Roland-Holst & David Zilberman, 2005. "Biotechnology and Poverty Reduction in Developing Countries," WIDER Working Paper Series RP2005-27, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER).
    2. Georgina Catacora-Vargas & Rosa Binimelis & Anne I. Myhr & Brian Wynne, 2018. "Socio-economic research on genetically modified crops: a study of the literature," Agriculture and Human Values, Springer;The Agriculture, Food, & Human Values Society (AFHVS), vol. 35(2), pages 489-513, June.
    3. Subramanian, Arjunan & Qaim, Matin, 2009. "Village-wide Effects of Agricultural Biotechnology: The Case of Bt Cotton in India," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 37(1), pages 256-267, January.
    4. Krishna, Vijesh V. & Zilberman, David & Qaim, Matin, 2009. "GM Technology Adoption, Production Risk and On-farm Varietal Diversity," 2009 Annual Meeting, July 26-28, 2009, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 49173, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    5. John Herbert Ainembabazi & Leena Tripathi & Joseph Rusike & Tahirou Abdoulaye & Victor Manyong, 2015. "Ex-Ante Economic Impact Assessment of Genetically Modified Banana Resistant to Xanthomonas Wilt in the Great Lakes Region of Africa," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(9), pages 1-21, September.
    6. Sarah Wheeler, 2009. "Exploring the influences on Australian agricultural professionals’ genetic engineering beliefs: an empirical analysis," The Journal of Technology Transfer, Springer, vol. 34(4), pages 422-439, August.
    7. Eicher, Carl K. & Maredia, Karim & Sithole-Niang, Idah, 2006. "Crop biotechnology and the African farmer," Food Policy, Elsevier, vol. 31(6), pages 504-527, December.
    8. Krishna, Vijesh V. & Zilberman, David & Qaim, Matin, 2009. "Transgenic technology adoption and on-farm varietal diversity," 2009 Conference, August 16-22, 2009, Beijing, China 51750, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
    9. Graff, Gregory & Roland-Holst, David & Zilberman, David, 2006. "Agricultural biotechnology and poverty reduction in low-income countries," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 34(8), pages 1430-1445, August.
    10. Matty Demont & Koen Dillen & Erik Mathijs & Eric Tollens, 2007. "GM Crops in Europe: How Much Value and for Whom? Les cultures génétiquement modifiées en Europe : quels avantages et pour qui? Genetisch veränderte Feldfrüchte in Europa: Welcher Wert und für wen?," EuroChoices, The Agricultural Economics Society, vol. 6(3), pages 46-53, December.
    11. Seixas, Renato & Silveira, José Maria, 2014. "More of Less isn’t Less of More: Assessing Environmental Impacts of Genetically Modified Seeds in Brazilian Agriculture," 2014 Annual Meeting, July 27-29, 2014, Minneapolis, Minnesota 170226, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association.
    12. Ogada, Maurice & Nyangena, Wilfred, 2015. "Impact of Improved Farm Technologies on Yields: The Case of Improved Maize Varieties and Inorganic Fertilizers in Kenya," 2015 Conference, August 9-14, 2015, Milan, Italy 212590, International Association of Agricultural Economists.

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