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Adoption of Bioengineered Crops By Jorge Fernandez-Cornejo and William D. McBride ERS Agricultural Economic Report No. AER810. 67 pp, May 2002 This report uses USDA survey data to examine the extent to which US farmers have adopted bioengineered crops, factors affecting adoption of these crops, and the impacts of bioengineered crops on input use and farm-level net returns. Keywords: biotechnology, technology adoption, genetic engineering, pest management, financial effects, tillage, herbicide-tolerant crops, bt crops, corn, soybeans, cotton In this report ... Chapters are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. Abstract, Acknowledgments, 9 Kb Contents, 10 Kb Summary, 15 Kb Introduction, 18 Kb The Extent of Adoption of Bioengineered Crops, 590 Kb Diffusion of Bioengineered Crops, 34 Kb Factors Affecting the Adoption of Bioengineered Crops, 36 Kb Microeconomic Impact of Adopting Bioengineered Crops, 32 Kb Adoption and Pesticide Use, 25 Kb Conclusions, 13 Kb References, 37 Kb Appendix I, 33 Kb Appendix II, 28 Kb Appendix III, 25 Kb Appendix IV, 18 Kb Entire report, 810 Kb Order this report (stock #ERSAER810) web administration: webadmin@ers.usda.gov page updated: June 27, 2002

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