The adoption of genetically modified cotton and poverty reduction in Pakistan
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Abstract This article employs a propensity score‐matching approach to examine the direct effects of adoption of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton on yields, pesticide demand, household income and poverty, using cross‐sectional data from a survey of farmers in the Punjab province of Pakistan. Generally, the findings reveal that adoption of the new technology exerts a positive and significant impact on cotton yields, household income and poverty reduction, and a negative effect on the use of pesticides. The positive and significant impact of the technology on yields and household income is consistent with the potential role of new agricultural technology in directly reducing rural poverty through increased farm household income.
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- Authors
- Ali, A., & Abdulai, A.
- Affiliations
- Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (DE)
- Corresponding author
- Abdulai, Awudu
- Venue
- Journal of Agricultural Economics
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2010-01-15
- Volume
- 61
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 175-192
- ISSN
- 0021-857X (ISSN-L)
- 1477-9552
- OpenAlex
- W2114134671
- Cited by
- 320
- References
- 30
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- FWCI
- 27.27
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Journal of Agricultural Economics (publishedVersion)
- RePEc: Research Papers in Economics (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › General Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agricultural Innovations and Practices
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Genetically Modified Organisms Research
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › General Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Agricultural Economics and Practices
- Keywords
- transgenic cotton, Bt cotton, technology adoption, cotton yield, pesticide use, household income, poverty reduction, rural poverty, Punjab, Pakistan, farm households
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