Abstract
Genetically modified cotton varieties have greater production efficiency for smallholders in farming communities in China. We also find that the adoption of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton varieties leads to a significant decrease in the use of pesticides. Hence, we demonstrate that Bt cotton appears to be an agricultural technology that improves both production efficiency and the environment. In terms of policies, our findings suggest that the government should investigate whether or not they should make additional investments to spread Bt to other cotton regions and to other crops.
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Claim · model-written summary
Genetically modified cotton varieties give smallholders greater production efficiency in China.
- Taxon
- cotton
Gossypium hirsutume0 - Treatment
- Genetically modified cotton varietiese0
- Outcome
- production efficiencye0
- Direction
- greatere0
- Setting
- farming communities in Chinae0
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Verbatim
e0“Genetically modified cotton varieties have greater production efficiency for smallholders in farming communities in China”
Claim · model-written summary
Adoption of Bt cotton varieties leads to a significant decrease in pesticide use.
- Taxon
- cottonGossypium hirsutume1
- Treatment
- adoption of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton varietiese1
- Outcome
- use of pesticidese1
- Direction
- decreasee1
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Verbatim
e1“the adoption of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton varieties leads to a significant decrease in the use of pesticides”
Claim · model-written summary
The authors recommend that the government invest to spread Bt to other cotton regions and other crops.
- Taxon
- cottonGossypium hirsutume2
- Outcome
- spread Bt to other cotton regions and to other cropse2
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Verbatim
e2“the government should investigate whether or not they should make additional investments to spread Bt to other cotton regions and to other crops”
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