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GM crops in EU agriculture

 

1. SCOPE AND STRUCTURE OF THIS CASE STUDY........ 3
2. GM CROPS: TECHNOLOGY AVAILABLE AND ADOPTION RATES........ 3
2.1. Main GM crops available........ 3
2.2. Global adoption rates for available GM crops........ 4
2.3. Availability and rates of adoption of GM crops by European Union farmers........ 6
2.4. Estimating the socio-economic impacts of GM crops world-wide ........8
3. ADOPTION OF BT MAIZE BY FARMERS IN SPAIN AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC
IMPACTS: AN EX POST ANALYSIS........ 9
3.1. A brief description of the Bt maize technology ........9
3.2. Commercial release and adoption of Bt maize by Spanish farmers........ 10
3.3. Methodological approach and sources of data........10
3.4. Impact of Bt maize on revenues and costs for Spanish farmers........ 11
3.5. Impacts of Bt maize on farmer's gross margin ........14
3.6. Social impacts of Bt maize adoption in Spain ........18
3.7. Environmental impacts of Bt maize in Spain ........22
4. POSSIBLE DEVELOPMENTS AND IMPACTS OF GM CROPS IN THE EU........ 25
4.1. Potential economic effects of new GM crop adoption: ex ante studies........ 25
4.2. Ensuring coexistence between GM and non-GM crops in the EU: economic impacts ........27
5. SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS........ 28