Village-wide Effects of Agricultural Biotechnology: The Case of Bt Cotton in India

被引：50

作者：

Subramanian, Arjunan ^{[1
]}

Qaim, Matin ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Gottingen, Gottingen, Germany

来源：

WORLD DEVELOPMENT | 2009年 / 37卷 / 01期

关键词：

agricultural biotechnology; Bt cotton; village-wide effects; social accounting matrix; Asia; India; SOCIAL ACCOUNTING MATRIX; IMPACT; ADOPTION; FRAMEWORK; CHINA;

D O I：

10.1016/j.worlddev.2008.03.010

中图分类号：

F0 [经济学]; F1 [世界各国经济概况、经济史、经济地理]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

0201 ; 020105 ; 03 ; 0303 ;

摘要：

Previous studies on impacts of agricultural biotechnology have mostly focused on direct effects. We suggest an economy framework to analyze income distribution aspects more carefully. For a village in India, a micro-social accounting matrix (SAM) is developed and Used to simulate the effects of Bt cotton adoption. Overall, the technology is employment generating, although family labor in cotton production is saved. While substantial benefits are observed for small and large farmers, total household income effects are bigger for larger farms. This is mostly due to differential opportunity incomes of saved family labor. Some research and policy implications are discussed. (C) 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：256 / 267

页数：12

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