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Labor Impacts

In: Socio-Economic Considerations in Biotechnology Regulation

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  • Marnus Gouse

    (University of Pretoria)

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Agricultural production in most African countries is characterized by labor-intensive but low-input, low-output production systems compared to capital-intensive, profit-driven mechanized production systems in developed countries. It thus follows that when considering the labor impacts of GM crops it is important to distinguish between farmers in developed countries using mechanized production systems and farmers in developing countries where agriculture is generally the sole source of livelihood and employment. Adoption of GM agricultural technologies can result in substantial laboursaving for farmers and in a production systems where labor is a limiting factor, increased labor productivity might result in production expansion and additional employment opportunities over the longer term. However, in the short term and in absence of mitigating strategies, laboursaving technologies can impact negatively on the rural poor who sell their labor.

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  • Marnus Gouse, 2014. "Labor Impacts," Natural Resource Management and Policy, in: Karinne Ludlow & Stuart J. Smyth & José Falck-Zepeda (ed.), Socio-Economic Considerations in Biotechnology Regulation, edition 127, chapter 13, pages 189-200, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:nrmchp:978-1-4614-9440-9_13
    DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-9440-9_13
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