The impact of Bt cotton on poor households in rural India (2008)
Arjunan Subramanian, Matin Qaim
The impact of genetically modified (GM) crops on the poor in developing countries is still the subject of controversy. While previous studies have examined direct productivity effects of _Bacillus...
Plant breeding to control zinc deficiency in India: how cost-effective is biofortification? (2007)
Stein, Alexander J., Nestel, Penelope, Meenakshi, J.V., Qaim, Matin, Sachdev, H.P.S., Bhutta, Zulfiqar A.
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the potential impact of zinc biofortification of rice and wheat on public health in India and to evaluate its cost-effectiveness compared with alternative interventions and...
Can genetic engineering for the poor pay off? : an ex-ante evaluation of Golden Rice in India (2006)
Stein, Alexander J., Sachdev, H. P. S., Qaim, Matin
Genetic engineering (GE) in agriculture is a controversial topic in science and society at large. While some oppose genetically modified crops as proxy of an agricultural system they consider...
Potential impacts of iron biofortification in India (2006)
Stein, Alexander J., Qaim, Matin, Meenakshi, J. V., Nestel, Penelope, Sachdev, H. P. S., Bhutta, Zulfiqar A.
Iron deficiency is a widespread nutritional problem in developing countries, causing impaired physical activity and cognitive development, as well as maternal mortality. Although food fortification...
Hönicke, Mireille, Ecker, Olivier, Qaim, Matin, Weinberger, Katinka
Micronutrient malnutrition is a public health problem in many regions of the developing world. Severe vitamin A and iron deficiencies are of particular concern due to their high prevalence and their...
On the distribution and adoption of genetically modified seeds in developing countries (2005)
Given the proprietary nature of most genetically modified (GM) seed technologies, the question arises as to how farmers in developing countries can gain proper access to these innovations. Based on...
Agricultural Biotechnology: Productivity, Biodiversity, and Intellectual Property Rights (2004)
Zilberman, David, Ameden, Holly, Graff, Gregory, Qaim, Matin
This paper argues that current forms of agricultural biotechnology have significant potential for developing countries; the challenge is to realize this potential. We develop a conceptual model that...
Agricultural Biotechnology: Productivity, Biodiversity, and Intellectual Property Rights (2004)
Zilberman, David, Ameden, Holly, Graff, Gregory, Qaim, Matin
This paper argues that current forms of agricultural biotechnology have significant potential for developing countries; the challenge is to realize this potential. We develop a conceptual model that...
Agricultural Biotechnology: Productivity, Biodiversity, and Intellectual Property Rights (2004)
Zilberman, David, Ameden, Holly, Graff, Gregory, Qaim, Matin
This paper argues that current forms of agricultural biotechnology have significant potential for developing countries; the challenge is to realize this potential. We develop a conceptual model that...
Agricultural Biotechnology: Productivity, Biodiversity, and Intellectual Property Rights (2004)
Zilberman, David, Ameden, Holly, Graff, Gregory, Qaim, Matin
This paper argues that current forms of agricultural biotechnology have significant potential for developing countries; the challenge is to realize this potential. We develop a conceptual model that...
On the distribution and adoption of genetically modified seeds in developing countries (2004)
Given the proprietary nature of most genetically modified (GM) seed technologies, the question arises as to how farmers in developing countries can gain proper access to these innovations. Based on...
ARE Update Volume 6, Number 6 (2003)
Qaim, Matin, Zilberman, David, Lewis, Hope, Sunding, David
Bt Crops Can Increase Yields Substantially in Developing Countries.Determining the Minimum Acreage for Cost-Effective Adoption of Auto-Guidance Systems in Cotton Production.The Economic Impacts of...
Biotechnology for small-scale farmers: a Kenyan case study (2003)
The paper analyses ex ante the potential economic effects of tissue culture biotechnology, which is being introduced into the Kenyan banana sector through an international collaborative project. The...
Biotechnology for small-scale farmers: a Kenyan case study (2003)
The paper analyses ex ante the potential economic effects of tissue culture biotechnology, which is being introduced into the Kenyan banana sector through an international collaborative project. The...
This article analyzes adoption and impacts of Bt cotton in Argentina against the background of monopoly pricing. Based on survey data, it is shown that the technology significantly reduces...
Regional protection rates for food commodities in Russia: Producer and consumer perspectives (1998)
MELYUKHINA, OLGA, QAIM, MATIN, WEHRHEIM, PETER
This paper examines producer- and consumer-protection measures for a set of food commodities in three Russian oblasts. Secondary data for the period 1992–1995 show that agricultural producers were...
Bt cotton and pesticide use in Argentina: economic and environmental effects
This article analyzes effects of insect-resistant Bt cotton on pesticide use and agricultural productivity in Argentina. Based on farm survey data, it is shown that the technology reduces application...
Adoption of Bt Cotton and Impact Variability: Insights from India
Matin Qaim, Arjunan Subramanian, Gopal Naik, David Zilberman
There is a growing body of literature about the impacts of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton in developing countries. While many studies show remarkable benefits for farmers, there are also reports...
Roundup Ready soybeans in Argentina: farm level and aggregate welfare effects
Although adoption rates of genetically modified crops have been staggering in some countries, there is still comparatively little evidence about biotechnology impacts under diverse agroecological and...
This article analyzes adoption and impacts of Bt cotton in Argentina against the background of monopoly pricing. Based on survey data, it is shown that the technology significantly reduces...
Potential impacts of Bt eggplant on economic surplus and farmers' health in India
In this article, the potential impacts of Bt eggplant technology in Indian agriculture are analyzed. Several proprietary Bt hybrids are likely to be commercialized in the near future. Based on field...
Matin Qaim, Alexander J. Stein, J. V. Meenakshi
Micronutrient malnutrition is a serious public health problem in many developing countries. Different interventions are currently used, but their overall coverage is relatively limited....
The impact of agricultural biotechnology on yields, risks, and biodiversity in low-income countries
David Zilberman, Holly Ameden, Matin Qaim
This paper shows that the current generation of transgenic crop varieties has significant potential to improve economic welfare in low-income countries. These varieties might increase crop yields in...
Given the proprietary nature of most genetically modified (GM) seed technologies, the question arises as to how farmers in developing countries can gain proper access. Based on empirical...
Regional Protection Rates for Food Commodities in Russia: Producer and Consumer Perspectives.
Melyukhina, Olga, Qaim, Matin, Wehrheim, Peter
This paper examines producer- and consumer-protection measures for a set of food commodities in three Russian oblasts. Secondary data for the period 1992-95 show that agricultural producers were...
Agricultural Biotechnology: Productivity, Biodiversity, and Intellectual Property Rights
David Zilberman, Holly Ameden, Gregory Graff, Matin Qaim
This paper argues that current forms of agricultural biotechnology have significant potential for developing countries; the challenge is to realize this potential. We develop a conceptual model that...
In India, pearl millet is a typical subsistence crop. Nonetheless, use of hybrid seeds is widespread. The first pearl millet hybrids were introduced in 1965 by the public sector. Yet, starting in the...
Consumer Attitudes toward GM Food and Pesticide Residues in India
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) vegetables will likely be commercialized in India soon. The technology could reduce pesticide residues in foods. Yet it is unclear whether consumers will appreciate this...
BT COTTON IN ARGENTINA: ANALYZING ADOPTION AND FARMERS' WILLINGNESS TO PAY
Unlike several other countries, where Bt cotton is being rapidly adopted, in Argentina technology diffusion has been rather slow. Based on recent survey data, it is shown that the technology...
Potential Impacts of Bt Eggplant on Economic Surplus and Farmers’ Health in India
In this article, the potential impacts of Bt eggplant technology in Indian agriculture are analyzed. Several proprietary Bt hybrids are likely to be commercialized in the near future. Based on field...
Mergenthaler, Marcus, Qaim, Matin, Weinberger, Katinka
Food systems in developing countries are currently undergoing a rapid transformation, with important implications for local farmers, wholesalers, and retailers. While supply side aspects of this...
Health benefits of biofortification – an ex-ante analysis of iron-rich rice and wheat in India
Stein, Alexander J., Meenakshi, J.V., Qaim, Matin, Nestel, Penelope, Sachdev, H.P.S., Bhutta, Zulfiqar A.
Hunger is acknowledged to impose a heavy burden on humankind with severe negative health consequences. Micronutrient malnutrition, or "hidden hunger", is an even more widespread problem, to which...
Income and Price Elasticities of Food Demand and Nutrient Consumption in Malawi
Widespread malnutrition in developing countries calls for appropriate interventions, presupposing good knowledge about the nutritional impacts of policies. Little previous work has been carried out...
PROJECTING THE BENEFITS OF GOLDEN RICE IN THE PHILIPPINES
Zimmermann, Roukayatou, Qaim, Matin
Golden Rice has been genetically engineered to produce beta-carotene in the endosperm of the grain. It could improve the vitamin A status of deficient food consumers, especially women and children in...
This paper considers genetically modified (GM) seed adoption decisions by farmers in a developing country under two alternative information regimes (with and without perfect information regarding...
Adoption and Impact of Hybrid Wheat in India
In the light of ongoing debates about the suitability of hybrid seeds for smallholder farmers, this paper analyzes the adoption and impact of hybrid wheat in India. Based on survey data we show that...
Qaim, Matin, Stein, Alexander J., Meenakshi, J.V.
Micronutrient malnutrition affects billions of people world-wide, causing serious health problems. Different micronutrient interventions are currently being used, but their overall coverage is...
Competition, Kinship or Reciprocity? Village Experiments in Alternative Modes of Exchange
Subramanian, Arjunan, Qaim, Matin
In this paper, detailed data on transactions in a village commodity market are used to explain the puzzle of sluggish agricultural supply response. We show that existence of reciprocity among sellers...
Potential Impacts of Golden Rice on Public Health in India
Stein, Alexander J., Sachdev, H.P.S., Qaim, Matin
Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) affects millions of people world-wide, causing serious health problems. Golden Rice (GR), which has been genetically engineered to produce beta-carotene, is being proposed...
Estimating the Adoption of Bt Eggplant in India: Who Benefits from Public-Private Partnership?
Krishna, Vijesh V., Qaim, Matin
The study analyzes ex-ante the adoption of insect resistant Bt eggplant in India. Farmers’ willingness to pay (WTP) is estimated using the contingent valuation method. Given the economic importance...
Can genetic engineering for the poor pay off? An ex-ante evaluation of Golden Rice in India
Stein, Alexander J., Sachdev, H.P.S., Qaim, Matin
Genetic engineering (GE) in agriculture is a controversial topic in science and society at large. While some oppose genetically modified crops as proxy of an agricultural system they consider...
Honicke, Mireille, Ecker, Olivier, Qaim, Matin, Weinberger, Katinka
Micronutrient malnutrition is a public health problem in many regions of the developing world. Severe vitamin A and iron deficiencies are of particular concern due to their high prevalence and their...
Potential Impacts of Bt Eggplant on Economic Surplus and FarmersÂ’ Health in India
In this article, the potential impacts of Bt eggplant technology in Indian agriculture are analyzed. Several proprietary Bt hybrids are likely to be commercialized in the near future. Based on field...
Mergenthaler, Marcus, Qaim, Matin, Weinberger, Katinka
Food systems in developing countries are currently undergoing a rapid transformation, with important implications for local farmers, wholesalers, and retailers. While supply side aspects of this...
Village-wide Effects of Agricultural Biotechnology: The Case of Bt Cotton in India
Subramanian, Arjunan, Qaim, Matin
Summary Previous studies on impacts of agricultural biotechnology have mostly focused on direct effects. We suggest an economy-wide framework to analyze income distribution aspects more carefully....
Agricultural Biotechnology: Productivity, Biodiversity, and Intellectual Property Rights
David Zilberman, Holly Ameden, Gregory Graff, Matin Qaim
This paper argues that current forms of agricultural biotechnology have significant potential for developing countries; the challenge is to realize this potential. We develop a conceptual model that...
GM Technology Adoption, Production Risk and On-farm Varietal Diversity
Krishna, Vijesh V., Zilberman, David, Qaim, Matin
This paper examines the impact of transgenic technology adoption on varietal diversity. Transgenic pest-resistant varieties are hypothesized to reduce farmersâ demand for on-farm diversity through...
Consumer Valuation of Food Quality and Food Safety Attributes in Vietnam
Marcus Mergenthaler, Katinka Weinberger, Matin Qaim
Food systems in developing countries are currently undergoing a profound transformation toward high-value products. Appropriate policies are needed to guide this transformation, presupposing good...
Mergenthaler, Marcus, Weinberger, Katinka, Qaim, Matin
Food systems in developing countries are currently undergoing a rapid transformation towards high-value products and modern supply chains. While supply side aspects of this transformation have been...
Carolina González, Nancy Johnson, Matin Qaim
Biofortified staple foods are currently being developed to reduce problems of micronutrient malnutrition among the poor. This partly involves use of genetic modification. Yet, relatively little is...
The impact of social networks on hybrid seed adoption in India
This article adds to the literature about the impact of social networks on the adoption of modern seed technologies among smallholder farmers in developing countries. The analysis centers on the...