@article{Huang:178002,
      recid = {178002},
      author = {Huang, Jikun and Hu, Ruifa and Pray, Carl and Qiao,  Fangbin and Rozelle, Scott},
      title = {Biotechnology as an alternative to chemical pesticides: a  case study of Bt cotton in China},
      journal = {Agricultural Economics: The Journal of the International  Association of Agricultural Economists},
      address = {2003-07},
      number = {968-2016-75779},
      pages = {14},
      year = {2003},
      abstract = {The overall goal of this study is to determine the extent  by which genetically engineered (GE) crops in China can  lead
to reductions of pesticide use, the nature and source  of the reductions, and whether or not there are any  non-pecuniary
externalities. One of the first studies of  the effect of plant biotechnology on poor farmers, the  study is based on a data set
collected by the authors in  2000 in North China. The paper's descriptive, budget and  multivariate analysis find that Bt cotton
significantly  reduces the number of sprayings, the quantity of pesticides  used and the level of pesticide expenditures. All Bt
cotton  varieties-both those produced by foreign life science  companies and those created by China's research system  are
equally effective. In addition to these input-reducing  effects, the paper also demonstrates that such reductions  in pesticides
also likely lead to labour savings, more  efficient overall production, as well as positive health  and environmental impacts.
© 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights  reserved.},
      url = {http://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/178002},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.178002},
}