Liborio S. CabanillaUniversity of the Philippines at Los Banos The Philippines established the first National Institute of Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology in 1980. However, it was only in 2002 when Bt corn was first commercially introduced. Strong opposition by key sectors including…

Rosemary A. WolsonCouncil for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) South Africa was an early adopter of GM crops and, more recently, introduced a national food-fortification program. This article discusses the country’s experiences in developing an appropriate regulatory framework and the responses of…

Regina BirnerInternational Food Policy Research InstituteSanibé Abel KoneNational Programme for Citizenship Education (PNEC)Nicolas LinacreIndependent ConsultantDanielle ResnickCornell University Micronutrient deficiencies, especially deficiencies of Vitamin A, iron, and zinc, are widespread in Burkina Faso and Mali and contribute to high mortality rates. Biofortification of…

Calestous JumaHarvard UniversityRobert PaarlbergWellesley CollegeCarl PrayRutgers UniversityLaurian UnnevehrUniversity of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign A hypothetical scheme is offered for predicting which biofortified food technologies will enjoy greatest political support or opposition and from which actors on the political landscape. Beyond political support, benefits…

William H. Kaye-Blake, Caroline M. Saunders, and Paul DalzielLincoln University, New Zealand. This article presents research estimating the economic contribution made by the uptake of biotechnology in the primary sector of New Zealand. It focuses on the impact of four biotechnologies: clonal…

Jeffrey Vitale and Tracey BoyerOklahoma State University.Rafael Uaiene and John H. SandersPurdue University. pest management grows increasingly obsolete and insects remain a major adversary of its farming. Opponents of biotechnology cite concerns over the scientific boundaries and potential North-South domination that transgenic…

John KruseGlobal Insight.Patrick Westhoff, Seth Meyer, and Wyatt ThompsonUniversity of Missouri-Columbia. The exponential growth of the biofuels industry has created significant increases in feed prices to the livestock sector. In February and March of 2007, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association and the…

Alejandro Plastina and Konstantinos GiannakasUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln. This paper develops a model of heterogeneous producers and consumers to analyze the market and welfare effects of the introduction of GM products in small open developing economies. Analytical results show that while the agronomic…

Nicholas E. Piggott and Michele C. MarraNorth Carolina State University. This paper presents an evaluation of the initial potential economic benefit at both the farm-level and to Monsanto Company of a change in refuge policy for Bollgard II® cotton. The proposed policy…