Cotton, Biotechnology, and Economic Development

Cotton, Biotechnology, and Economic Development

During the past decade, cotton prices remained considerably below other agricultural prices (although they recovered toward the end of 2010). Yet, between 2000-04 and 2005-09 world cotton production increased 13 percent. This paper conjectures that...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Baffes, John
Format: Policy Research Working Paper
Language:English
Published: 2012
Subjects:
AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES
AGRICULTURAL CROPS
AGRICULTURAL PRICE
AGRICULTURAL PRICES
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
ANIMAL FEED
BIOSAFETY
BIOTECHNOLOGY
BY-PRODUCTS
CARTEL
COCOA
COLLATERAL
COMMODITY
COMMODITY PRICE
COMMODITY PRICES
CONSUMERS
COST REDUCTION
COTTON
COTTON GROWING
COTTON PRICE
COTTON PRICES
COTTON PRODUCTION
COTTON SECTOR
COTTON YIELDS
COVARIANCE MATRIX
CROP
CROPS
DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
DEVELOPING ECONOMIES
DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS
DEVELOPMENT POLICY
ECONOMETRICS
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC EFFECTS
ELASTICITY
ELECTRICITY
ENERGY PRICE
ENERGY PRICES
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS
EQUIPMENT
EXPENDITURES
EXPORTS
FAIR
FAIR TRADE
FAO
FARM
FARMER
FARMERS
FARMS
FERTILIZERS
FIBERS
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
FOOD PRICE
GENERAL EQUILIBRIUM ANALYSIS
GENETIC ENGINEERING
GENETIC RESOURCES
GLOBAL MARKET
GRAIN
GRAINS
GREEN REVOLUTION
GROSS MARGIN
INCOME
INNOVATION
INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
LARGE-SCALE ADOPTION
LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES
MAIZE
MARKET FORCES
MARKET SHARE
MARKETING
MATERIAL
MODERN AGRICULTURE
MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS
OPEN ACCESS
OPPORTUNITY COST
OUTPUT
PER CAPITA INCOME
PESTICIDE
POLITICAL CONSIDERATIONS
POLITICAL ECONOMY
POOR FARMERS
PRICE INDEX
PRICE INDICES
PRICE MOVEMENTS
PRICE TRENDS
PRICE VOLATILITY
PRODUCTION COSTS
PRODUCTIVITY
PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS
PRODUCTIVITY INCREASES
PUBLIC POLICY
PURCHASING
R&D
REGULATORY BODY
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REGULATORY REGIME
RENT SEEKING
RENT SEEKING BEHAVIOR
RESULTS
SAVINGS
SEED
SEED COMPANIES
SEED TECHNOLOGY
SEED VARIETIES
SEEDS
SOYBEANS
SUBSTITUTE
SUGARCANE
SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
TOBACCO
TOBACCO PLANTS
TRADE NEGOTIATIONS
TRANSMISSION
USERS
VEGETABLE OILS
WEB
WHEAT
WORLD ECONOMY
WORLD TRADE
WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
WTO
YIELD INCREASE
YIELDS
Online Access:http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20111205112253
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3663

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http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20111205112253
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/3663

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