Paraskevi Tsimitri and Anastasios MichailidisAristotle University of Thessaloniki, GreeceEfstratios LoizouInstitute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation – State Research, Institute (IUNG-PIB), PolandTechnological Education Institute of Western Macedonia, GreeceFani Th MantzouridouAristotle University of Thessaloniki, GreeceKonstantinos GkatzionisUniversity of Birmingham, UKUniversity of the Aegean, GreeceEdiriisa…

Wioletta WrzaszczInstitute of Agricultural and Food Economics – National Research Institute In the year 2012, the European Commission adopted the strategic document underlining the need for bioeconomy development, which requires the implementation of sustainable agriculture. In view of the above, the need…

Arnold Csonka, Tibor Bareith, and Veronika Alexandra GálKaposvár University Faculty of Economics, HungaryImre FertőKaposvár University Faculty of Economics and Hungarian Academy of Sciences Institute of Economics, Centre for Economic and Regional Studies Agroforestry is a sustainable form of land management that optimizes…

Stelios RozakisTechnical University of Crete, GreeceInstitute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation (IUNG-PIB), PolandRobert BorekInstitute of Soil Science and Plant Cultivation (IUNG-PIB), PolandEuropean Agroforestry Federation, Montpellier, France Cultivation of abandoned land can moderate indirect land use change induced by increased food and…

Michael HelmarUniversity of Nevada, RenoStanley R. JohnsonNational Center for Food and Agricultural Policy and University of Nevada, RenoRobert J. MyersMichigan State UniversityJarrett WhistanceUniversity of MissouriHarry BaumesUS Department of Agriculture This article provides a review of production, price, and trade data for fuel…

Esra Seyran and Wendy CraigBiosafety Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Italy New breeding techniques (NBTs) are gaining greater uptake in plant breeding programs around the world, due to their greater precision and potential to reduce varietal development times….

Kofi BritwumUniversity of MaineAmalia YiannakaUniversity of Nebraska-LincolnKaroline KastanekJohn Deere We examine public attitudes and purchase intentions for genetically engineered (GE) nutraceuticals that either offer general health benefits or disease prevention/treatment. A survey that elicited views on genetically modified organisms (GMOs), preferences and…

Ian D. McFarlane, Philip J. Jones, Julian R. Park, and Richard B. Tranter University of Reading, UK This article reports on a Delphi forecasting exercise carried out to identify crop traits that could feasibly be introduced to the advantage of arable farmers…

Meghnaa TallapragadaClemson UniversityWilliam K. HallmanRutgers, The State University of New Jersey The National Bioengineered Food Disclosure Standard of 2016 mandates the disclosure of Genetically Modified (GM) ingredients in food products in the US by including text, a symbol, or a digital link…

Michele G. CeddiaUniversity of Reading, UKManuel Goméz-Barbero and Emilio Rodríguez-CerezoEuropean Commission, DG JRC, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies Cotton production in the European Union (EU) is limited to areas of Greece and Southern Spain (Andalusia). The 2004 reform of the EU cotton…