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IEEE Pulse, 2019 Just when it looked like there could be a breakthrough in the application of biotechnology to crops and food plants, a new wrinkle appeared in the form of a scientific development. Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have been planted for years because they offer advantages for producers or consumers.
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Financial Deepening, Property Rights, and Poverty: Evidence from Sub-Saharan Africa
Journal of Banking and Financial Economics, 2015 Recent studies on the relationship between financial development and poverty have been inconclusive. Some claim that, by allowing more entrepreneurs to obtain financing, financial development improves the allocation of capital, which has a particularly
Raju Jan Singh, Yifei Huang
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Nanopore sequencing technology: a new route for the fast detection of unauthorized GMO
Scientific Reports, 2018 In order to strengthen the current genetically modified organism (GMO) detection system for unauthorized GMO, we have recently developed a new workflow based on DNA walking to amplify unknown sequences surrounding a known DNA region.
Marie-Alice Fraiture +7 more
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Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research, EarlyView.The study finds that mulch films made with poly(butylene adipate‐co‐terephthalate)/poly(lactic acid) and 10% soy waste degrade faster than those without soy. Plants grown with the soy‐containing films are 49% taller, suggesting that the soy acts as a biostimulant.
Kerry Candlen +8 more
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Prevalence of genetically modified soybean in animal feedingstuffs in Poland
Journal of Veterinary Research, 2021 Globally, genetically modified (GM) crops were grown on 191.7 million hectares in 2018, which were mostly sown with soybean, maize, cotton, oilseed rape, and rice. The most popular traits introduced through genetic modification include herbicide and pest
Sieradzki Zbigniew +3 more
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.Abstract Eco‐labels inform consumers about the sustainable attributes of a product, but consumer face challenges to differentiate and select for specific attributes. Certification programs are similarly challenged to incentivize adoption of sustainable practices in product supply chains when consumer ability to differentiate sustainable attributes is ...
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Journal of Nutrition & Food Sciences, 2016 October 2nd, 2015: A landslide victory for the Environmental groups and the anti-GM brigade. More than half the 28 countries in the European Union, including France and Germany, voted to forbid farmers from growing genetically modified crops. Italy, Austria, Greece, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania and Poland also joined the exodus.
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Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study combines sensory analysis and stated preference valuation techniques to assess the monetary value of organoleptic attributes of new tomato varieties. The tomatoes evaluated included two new varieties adapted to South Texas growing conditions, a commercial check, and tomatoes imported from Mexico.
Samuel D. Zapata +3 more
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Assessing Agricultural Green Total Factor Productivity in Latin America
Agribusiness, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The agricultural sector in Latin America plays a vital role in ensuring food security while impacting the environment. However, there remains a lack of analysis regarding the inputs responsible for pollution within its sub‐technologies. Hence, this article aims to assess agricultural green total factor productivity (TFP) through a novel ...
Tianxiang Li +2 more
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The GMO Stalemate in Europe [PDF]
Science, 2013 In September 2012, Europe was shocked by a publication, from Caen University in France, claiming that rats fed for 2 years with transgenic herbicide-resistant corn suffered from tumors. Even though the results have been criticized as flawed, * this research continues to be hailed as a confirmation that genetically ...
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