Joel EbberttFarmland Industries, Inc. In this paper, the initial impact of biotechnology in the grain industry is discussed. It is argued that the expected “going-in” value of grains bioengineered for quality improvements has not been fully realized. Anticipation of this value, however,…

Julie A. CaswellUniversity of Massachusetts – Amherst Consumers are increasingly considering information on how foods are produced in making their buying decisions leading producers, processors, and retailers to do the same. Federal and state governments, as well as international standards organizations, face…

Hester Vermeulen, Marnus Gouse, Marion Delport, Marlene Louw, & Taaibah MillerBureau for Food and Agricultural Policy (BFAP), South Africa The study investigated the perceptions of and acceptance by South African consumers regarding sugar derived from genetically modified sugarcane (‘GM sugar’). The results…

Enoch KikulweBioversity International Marsy AsinduMakerere University Biofortified banana (Musa spp.) is being promoted by the biotechnology industry to reduce Vitamin A deficiency and enhance the nutrition status of vulnerable populations in banana growing regions of the world. Pending its commercialization in some…

Stavroula MallaUniversity of Lethbridge, CanadaDerek G. BrewinUniversity of Manitoba, Canada There is significant evidence that investments in agricultural research generate gains to farmers and the economy as a whole. The objective of this paper is to provide an assessment of the biotech…

Graham BrookesPG Economics Ltd, UK This study examined the farm level implications of restrictions on glyphosate use. These are likely to be higher weed control costs, poorer levels of weed control, increased incidence of pests, lower yields and loss of benefits associated…

P. Lynn KennedyLouisiana State UniversityAndrew SchmitzUniversity of FloridaKaren Lewis DeLongUniversity of Tennessee While genetically modified (GM) crops have provided significant agricultural productivity gains in recent years, some consumers oppose GM products as being unsafe. We use the case of GM sugar beets…

Stelios RozakisTechnical University of Crete, GreeceInstitute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation (IUNG-PIB), PolandDavide ViaggiUniversity of Bologna, ItalyWieslaw OleszekInstitute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation (IUNG-PIB), Poland The transition from a mineral dependent economy to one in which biogenic resources form the…

Alvertos KonstantinisTechnical University of Crete, GreeceStelios RozakisTechnical University of Crete, GreeceInstitute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation (IUNG-PIB), PolandEfpraxia-Aithra MariaTechnical University of Crete, GreeceKesheng ShuInstitute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation (IUNG-PIB), Poland The purposes of this paper are to present the…

Mariusz MaciejczakWarsaw University of Life Sciences (SGGW), Poland The paper is an attempt to assess the extent to which policies designed and implemented for bioeconomy development in the European Union address the societal expectations for holistically perceived quality delivered not only with…