Comparative Analysis of Production Costs between Trans-Genetic and Conventional Soy: a Case Study of the State of Mato Grosso do Sul

The biotechnology reached the principal link of the soy complex, that is, the producers. The GMO soybean promotes the reduction of the necessary amount of herbicide & the cost of production. The objective of this study was to determine & compare the average costs incurred into the production...

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Published inRevista de economia e sociologia rural Vol. 45; no. 1; pp. 163 - 183
Main Authors Menegatti, Ana Laura Angeli, Barros, Alexandre Lahoz, Mendonca de
Format Journal Article
LanguagePortuguese
Published 01.01.2007
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Biotechnology
Comparative Analysis
Fieldwork
Technology
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Summary:The biotechnology reached the principal link of the soy complex, that is, the producers. The GMO soybean promotes the reduction of the necessary amount of herbicide & the cost of production. The objective of this study was to determine & compare the average costs incurred into the production of conventional & the new technology for the South Mato Grosso State of the harvest 2004/05, through primary data, obtained for field research. In the present work it is presented the methodology adopted for the formation of the data base & for the countable structure properly said. Through the analysis of the data base it was possible to observe that the cost of the GMO is approximately 14.8% less than the conventional one. Adapted from the source document.
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ISSN:0103-2003