Agricultural Biotechnology Can Help Mitigate Climate Change
Sexton S, Zilberman D (2010). ARE Update 14(2):1-4. University of California Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics.
This paper is relevant to the Environmental, and Overview Documents categories in the following areas:
| Crops: | Maize, Cotton, and Soybean |
| Traits: | Insect Resistance, Herbicide Tolerance, and Insect Res. (BT) |
| Countries: | Global |
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| ImpactAreas: | Environmental |
Abstract or Summary:
Agricultural biotechnology is vigorously opposed by most environmental groups because of uncertain environmental risks. In this paper, we consider the ways agricultural biotechnology adoption addresses a more certain environmental risk and principal concern of policymakers and environmentalists alike, namely, global climate change
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