Biotech Tradeoffs in the Rural Economy

Frederick H. Buttel

Rural America/ Rural Development Perspectives, 1987, vol. 03, issue 3

Abstract: Few biotechnology products have begun commercial production, yet they are already being portrayed as catalysts for wide-ranging unpredictable change. One biotech product, bovine growth hormone, is touted to revolutionize the dairy industry by dramatically raising milk production per cow. Biotechnology's benefits to rural American may come chiefly in expanded demand for raw materials

Keywords: Community/Rural/Urban Development; Labor and Human Capital; Livestock Production/Industries; Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1987
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