<h1>The Economics of Pharmaceutical Crops -- Union of Concerned Scientists Shopping Cart</h1> <b>$10.00</b> -- <i>Potential Benefits and Risks for Farmers and Rural Communities</i> <p> <img src="https://www.nexternal.com/ucs/images/economicspharm_cover.jpg" align="right" alt="The Economics of Pharmaceutical Crops" name="The Economics of Pharmaceutical Crops" border="0" hspace="10" /> This report is the first analysis by a land-grant university economist of potential economic benefits and risks of pharmaceutical crops to farmers and rural America. UCS scientists conclude that proponents of pharmaceutical crops have inflated the rewards and downplayed the risks. Robert Wisner (technical report) and Margaret Mellon and Jane Rissler (UCS preface). 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