| ID | 143434 |
| Title Proper | Biosafety management and pesticide use in China's Bt cotton production |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Huang, Jikun ; Chen, Ruijian ; Qiao, Fangbin ; Wu, Kongming |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | As the rapid development of Genetically Modified crops, Chinese government has been increasing its efforts in GM crop biosafety management. However, the rapid expansion of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton varieties and less regulated seed industry also resulted in a large amount of Bt cotton varieties that bypassed China's biosafety regulations. This study shows that the Bt cotton varieties without biosafety certificates (BC) have been widely used by farmers in practice. Econometric analysis further shows that the Bt cotton varieties with BC outperform the varieties without BC in terms of pesticide use. The paper concludes with policy implications. |
| `In' analytical Note | China Economic Review Vol. 34; Apr 2015: p.67-75 |
| Journal Source | China Economic Review 2015-04 33 |
| Key Words | China ; BT Cotton ; Pesticide Use ; Biosafety Regulation |