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. 2017 Jul 27;12(7):e0181353. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0181353

Table 2. Benefits and costs of GE crops considered.

Crop Banana Cowpea Corn
Country Uganda[6] Benin, Niger, Nigeria[27] Kenya[7]
Traits disease resistance (black sigatoka, bacterial wilt) pest resistance (maruca pod borer) pest resistance (stem borers)
Benefits reduced damage loss, better quality reduced damage loss, less mycotoxins reduced damage loss, less mycotoxins,
Δ Yield/ha 2.0t (20%) 12.5% 0.06–0.3t
Δ Rev/ha 280–450 USD 10–55 USD
Δ PS/a 280–360 Mio. USD -61–186 Mio. USD 2.0–16.1 Mio. USD
Δ CS/a -31–77 Mio. USD 4.0–32.2 Mio. USD
Δ TS/a 280–360 Mio. USD 90–154 Mio. USD 6.0–48.3 Mio. USD
K-Shift 0.16 (19.8%) 0.10 (12.5%) 0.11 (13.4%)

Note: results derived from the studies mentioned for each country in the superscript.