Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5074108 | Geoforum | 2014 | 11 Pages |
Abstract
⺠This research assesses how institutions and agro-ecology mediate the performance of Bt cotton in Burkina Faso. ⺠Unique seed pricing arrangements and secure credit enhance the success and evenness of Bt cotton. ⺠High seed price, persistent corruption and late cotton payments reduce adoption rates. ⺠Risks associated with Bt cotton appear to disproportionally affect resource-poor farmers. ⺠Bt cotton's performance cannot be separated from its sociological and agro-ecological context.
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Authors
Brian Dowd-Uribe,