2005/04/28 by Jikun Huang, Ruifa Hu, Scott Rozelle +1 · 5 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Genetically Modified Organisms Research #CRISPR and Genetic Engineering #Insect Resistance and Genetics
paper · doi:10.1126/science.1108972
openalex publication_date 2005/04/28 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/31
Although no country to date has released a major genetically modified (GM) food grain crop, China is on the threshold of commercializing GM rice. This paper studies two of the four GM varieties that are now in farm-level preproduction trials, the last step before commercialization. Farm surveys of randomly selected farm households that are cultivating the insect-resistant GM rice varieties, without the aid of experimental station technicians, demonstrate that when compared with households cultivating non-GM rice, small and poor farm households benefit from adopting GM rice by both higher crop yields and reduced use of pesticides, which also contribute to improved health.