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标题：Biotechnology and Economic Development: The Economic Benefits of Maize Streak Virus Tolerant Maize in Kenya
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作者：Andreu, Monica Lopez ; Peterson, Hikaru Hanawa ; Grunewald, Orlen 等
期刊名称：Australian Journal of Agricultural Economics
印刷版ISSN：0004-9395
电子版ISSN：0817-8763
出版年度：2006
卷号：FEB
出版社：Australian Agricultural Economics Society
摘要：For countries that could not benefit from the Green Revolution due to heterogeneous and unfavorable biophysical environments, agricultural biotechnology potentially provides a means of improving the quality and quantity of agricultural production. This paper analyses some of the major issues relating to the utilization of biotechnology in Kenya. A partial equilibrium trade model is applied to Kenyas corn market to study the potential of genetically modified maize that is tolerant to the Maize Streak Virus. The model accounts for home production and consumption; the positive results of the welfare estimation are disaggregated between consumers, large and small Kenyan corn farms.