Strategies for building trust with farmers: the case of Bt maize in South Africa
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In 1999, South Africa became the first African country to approve commercial production of subsistence genetically modified (GM) maize. The introduction of GM crop technology is often met with skepticism by stakeholders including far...
Main Authors: | Ezezika Obidimma C, Lennox Robin, Daar Abdallah S |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-11-01
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Series: | Agriculture & Food Security |
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Online Access: | http://www.agricultureandfoodsecurity.com/content/1/S1/S3 |
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