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The Adoption of Transgenic Crops in Argentine Agriculture: An Open-ended Story - Summary

By Eduardo Trigo, Adres Lopez, Daniel Chudnovsky, Eugenio Cap on June 25, 2003

This study looks at the impacts, mostly in terms of economic effects, but also to some extent looking at social and environmental effects, of Argentina's unprecedented mass adoption of genetically modified soy. It also examines the regulatory system in Argentina for approval of such crops, assessing its strengths and weaknesses.

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Publisher: IISD

Copyright: IISD, 2003

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