Chapter 3 Current and Potential Farm-Level Impacts of Genetically Modified Crops in Developing Countries

Terri Raney; Ira Matuschke

doi:10.1108/S1574-8715(2011)0000010008

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Chapter 3 Current and Potential Farm-Level Impacts of Genetically Modified Crops in Developing Countries

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Title:	Chapter 3 Current and Potential Farm-Level Impacts of Genetically Modified Crops in Developing Countries
Author(s):	Terri Raney, Ira Matuschke
Volume:	10 Editor(s): Colin A. Carter, GianCarlo Moschini, Ian Sheldon ISBN: 978-0-85724-757-5 eISBN: 978-0-85724-758-2
Citation:	Terri Raney, Ira Matuschke (2011), Chapter 3 Current and Potential Farm-Level Impacts of Genetically Modified Crops in Developing Countries, in Colin A. Carter, GianCarlo Moschini, Ian Sheldon (ed.) Genetically Modified Food and Global Welfare (Frontiers of Economics and Globalization, Volume 10), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, pp.55-82
DOI:	10.1108/S1574-8715(2011)0000010008 (Permanent URL)
Publisher:	Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Article type:	Chapter Item
Abstract:	World agriculture faces enormous challenges in the coming decades. To feed the world adequately in 2050, agricultural production in developing economies will need to nearly double. Incremental production will mainly come from increases in yields or cropping intensities. This chapter focuses on the potential of genetically modified (GM) crops to contribute to agricultural productivity growth and poverty reduction in developing economies. On the basis of a comprehensive literature review of the most recent literature, we aim to shed light on (a) whether GM crops benefit farmers in developing economies and (b) whether GM crops that are currently in the research pipeline address future challenges for agriculture. The first part of the chapter reviews farm-level impacts of GM crops in developing economies. The second part discusses the GM crop research pipeline. GM crop markets are expected to grow in the future but not to change dramatically. We conclude that GM crops benefited farmers, including resource-poor farmers, in developing economies, but benefits are location- and individual-specific. Addressing such complexities will be required to unlock technology potentials.