Title	Economic evaluation of transgenic pest resistant rice in the Philippines and Vietnam
Authors	Mamaril CBC Norton GW
Year	2006
DOI/WEB/URL	http://www.agrar.hu-berlin.de/struktur/institute/wisola/publ/qjia/contents/2006/2-06/mamaril.htm
Keywords	Agbiotech Agricultural biotechnology Asia Crop biotech Developing countries Economic surplus model Ex-ante Genetically modified crops GM crops Industry Insect resistance Philippines Impacts on Industries or Sectors Rice Sector Vietnam Bt Adoption Cost
Journal	Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture
Volume	45
Issue	2
Start Page	127
End Page	144
Citation	Mamaril, C. B. C., and G. W. Norton. 2006. Economic evaluation of transgenic pest resistant rice in the Philippines and Vietnam. Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture 45 (2): 127-144.
Abstract	The magnitude and social distribution of benefits from use of Bt indica rice in the Philippines and Vietnam is projected, considering cross-country transfers of technology and price changes. One contribution of this study is the comparison between economic gains from adoption in a small, importing country (Philippines) and those that accrue to a large, exporting country (Vietnam). Total economic gains were $329 million in Vietnam and $270 in the Philippines in the baseline scenario, of which about two-thirds are earned by producers. The authors find that overall effects of Bt rice adoption on non-adopting countries are not likely to be large. This finding reflects the fact that the amount of rice traded on the world market is small relative to the quantities produced. The authors did not take research costs into account given the various perspectives from which these costs could be viewed when several countries, and both public and private investors, contribute to product development. Data were provided by the International Rice Research Institute, assembled from over 700 fields in multi-locational trials.

Economic evaluation of transgenic pest resistant rice in the Philippines and Vietnam

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