@article{fdi:010071016,
  title = {{I}s {GM} soybean cultivation in {A}rgentina sustainable ?},
  author = {{P}h{\'e}linas, {P}ascale and {C}houmert, {J}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}his paper explores the long-term sustainability of {A}rgentina's specialization in genetically modified ({GM}) soybean cultivation. {W}e perform an evidence-based assessment of the most relevant economic, social, and environmental implications of the "soybeanization" of {A}rgentinian agriculture. {O}ur diagnostic relies on a combination of published sources and a unique data set drawn from a field survey carried out in 2011 in two provinces of the {A}rgentinian {P}ampas. {T}his data set allows us to evaluate with a reliable empirical base the socio-economic impacts of {GM} soybean cultivation. {O}ur analysis suggests a conflict between the success of the "soybeanization" of {A}rgentinian agriculture measured in terms of production and profit records, and the social, economic, and environmental sustainability of this new model of production. {O}n the one hand, {GM} soybean technological package adoption has increased farm productivity, and reduced the costs per unit produced, resulting in a dramatic increase in profits. {O}n the other hand, the specialization of {A}rgentinian agriculture on soybean cultivation has increased the dependence of public finances on the foreign exchange revenue generated by exports earnings. {W}e also find a mixed empirical picture of changing land distribution patterns and labor displacement resulting from {GM} soybean expansion. {F}inally, we find that the environmental implications of agricultural biotechnology appear alarming and the long-term sustainability of {GM} crops highly questionable. {P}romoting sustainable agricultural growth has become not only desirable but necessary.},
  keywords = {{ECONOMIE} {RURALE} ; {PRODUCTION} {AGRICOLE} ; {CULTURE} {DE} {RENTE} ; {SOJA} ; {MARCHE} ; {PRIX} {AGRICOLE} ; {DEVELOPPEMENT} {RURAL} ; {GESTION} {FONCIERE} ; {GESTION} {DE} {L}'{ENVIRONNEMENT} ; {AGRICULTURE} {DURABLE} ; {L}atin {A}merica ; {A}rgentina ; {GM} soybean ; sustainability ; agribusiness ; {ARGENTINE}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{W}orld {D}evelopment},
  volume = {99},
  numero = {},
  pages = {452--462},
  ISSN = {0305-750{X}},
  year = {2017},
  DOI = {10.1016/j.worlddev.2017.05.033},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010071016},
}