Table 2. Benefits and costs of GE crops considered.
Crop | Banana | Cowpea | Corn |
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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.