Introducing a genetically modified banana in Uganda: Social benefits, costs, and consumer perceptions
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GM banana; Real option; Choice experiment; Biosafety; MISTICs;All these keywords.
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This paper has been announced in the following NEP Reports:- NEP-AFR-2008-06-07 (Africa)
- NEP-AGR-2008-06-07 (Agricultural Economics)
- NEP-DCM-2008-06-07 (Discrete Choice Models)
- NEP-DEV-2008-06-07 (Development)
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