Setting the foundation: Uncovering potential constraints on the delivery and adoption of GM cotton in Uganda

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dc.creatorZambrano, Patricia
dc.creatorFalck-Zepeda, José B.
dc.creatorSengooba, Theresa
dc.creatorKomen, John
dc.creatorHorna, Daniela
dc.date2013
dc.date2024-10-01T13:56:56Z
dc.date2024-10-01T13:56:56Z
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-27T15:00:06Z
dc.descriptionThe government of Uganda has already taken steps to evaluate and eventually commercialize genetically modified (GM) cotton. Uganda has drafted a Biotechnology and Biosafety Bill that is currently under parliamentary review. Meanwhile, the biophysical evaluation of insectresistant GM cotton is under way, and the two-year cycle of confined field trials has already been completed. However, a better agronomic performance of GM cotton relative to conventional cotton, under confined trials, may prove to be insufficient reason for decisionmakers to approve GM cotton in Uganda. In fact, the competent Ugandan authorities are now interested in evaluating the benefits of GM cotton adoption for cotton farmers and the overall economy. Although these socioeconomic considerations are not part of the Uganda Biosafety Bill, their implementation is under discussion.
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dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/153629
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/91706
dc.languageen
dc.publisherInternational Food Policy Research Institute
dc.rightsOpen Access
dc.sourceZambrano, Patricia; Falck-Zepeda, José Benjamin; Sengooba, Theresa; Komen, John and Horna, Daniela. 2013. Setting the foundation: Uncovering potential constraints on the delivery and adoption of GM cotton in Uganda. In Socioeconomic considerations in biosafety decisionmaking: Methods and implementation. Eds. Horna, Daniela; Zambrano, Patricia and Falck-Zepeda, José Benjamin. Chapter 4. Pp. 47-59. Washington, DC: International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI). https://hdl.handle.net/10568/153629
dc.subjectbiotechnology
dc.subjecttransgenic plants
dc.subjectrisk assessment
dc.subjecteconomic aspects
dc.subjectbiosafety regulations
dc.subjectbiotechnological safety
dc.subjectsocio-economic development
dc.subjectgenetically engineered organisms
dc.subjectgenetically modified foods
dc.subjectdata collection
dc.subjectgenetic variation
dc.subjectex ante impact assessment
dc.subjectex-post impact assessment
dc.subjectdeveloping countries
dc.subjectcotton
dc.subjecteconomic impact
dc.titleSetting the foundation: Uncovering potential constraints on the delivery and adoption of GM cotton in Uganda
dc.typeBook Chapter

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