Can GM-Technologies Help the Poor? The Impact of Bt Cotton in Makhathini Flats, KwaZulu-Natal

By Colin Thirtle, L. Beyers, Y. Ismael, Jenifer Piesse. 2003

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Subfields: Business and International Management, General Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Plant Science

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Global water crisis and future food security in an era of climate change (2010, background): “…security along with maximising farm profitability by: reducing crop yield losses (Qaim and De Janvry, 2005); protecting against pests and diseases (Thirtle et al., 2003); reducing pesticides and herbicides usage (Rozelle et al., 2004); reducing exposure of farmers to toxic chemicals (Pingali et…”
Impacts of Bt crops on non-target invertebrates and insecticide use patterns (2009, background): “In South Africa, estimates suggest benefits to both small-scale dryland and large-scale irrigated production, with a comparative 40–66% reduction in applications and a 25–70% reduction in insecticide volume [101–105].”
The Economics of Genetically Modified Crops (2009, methodology): “…65 24 470 Pray et al. 2002 India 41 37 135 Qaim et al. 2006, Sadashivappa & Qaim 2009 Mexico 77 9 295 Traxler et al. 2003 South Africa 33 22 91 Thirtle et al. 2003, Gouse et al. 2004 United States 36 10 58 Falck-Zepeda et al. 2000b, Carpenter et al. 2002 Bt maize Argentina 0 9 20 Brookes &…”
Organization and Performance of Cotton Sectors in Africa : Learning from Reform Experience (2009, background): “The experience of Bt cotton production by South African smallholders is instructive, in both the yield impact and rapid adoption of Bt (Thirtle et al. 2003) and in the dependence of that success on institutional arrangements to support provision of the relevant input on credit (Gouse 2007).”
Effect of Agricultural Extension Program on Smallholders' Farm Productivity: Evidence from Three Peasant Associations in the Highlands of Ethiopia (2013, unknown): “However, our result is contradicting with observations made by Tiwari et al. (2008); Mendola (2007).”
Bt cotton and pesticide use in Argentina: economic and environmental effects (2005, background): “Preliminary benefits of Bt cotton have also been reported for South Africa (Thirtle et al., 2003; Ismaël et al., 2002) and Mexico (Traxler et al.”
Impact of Bt cotton adoption on pesticide use by smallholders: A 2-year survey in Makhatini Flats (South Africa) (2006, background): “In our financial assessment, and contrary to some studies (Thirtle et al., 2003; Bennett et al., 2002), the Bt cotton license fee was an additional pest management cost.”
Analyzing technology adoption using microstudies: limitations, challenges, and opportunities for improvement (2006, background): “For example, Thirtle et al. (2003) examined the impact of the use of Bt cotton in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa and claim that adopters of the technology benefited.”
Specification and Estimation of Production Functions Involving Damage Control Inputs: A Two-Stage, Semiparametric Approach (2006, background): “…approach in applications (see e.g., Babcock, Lichtenberg, and Zilberman, 1992; Carrasco-Tauber and Moffit, 1992; Oude Lansink and Carpentier, 2001), especially in the productivity assessment of Bt crops (Huang et al., 2002; Pemsl, Waibel, and Gutierrez, 2005; Qaim, 2003; Thirtle et al., 2003).”