Consumer Preferences for Functional GM Foods in the UK: A Choice Experiment

Consumer Preferences for Functional GM Foods in the UK: A Choice Experiment

January 1, 2014

James Ison and Andreas KontoleonjDepartment of Land Economy, University of Cambridge The aim of this study is to investigate consumer preferences for functional GM foods in the United Kingdom. A choice experiment methodology was utilized to elicit respondents’ purchase intentions with regard…

The Extent to which Potential Benefits to EU Farmers of Adopting Transgenic Crops are Reduced by Cost of Compliance with Coexistence Regulations

The Extent to which Potential Benefits to EU Farmers of Adopting Transgenic Crops are Reduced by Cost of Compliance with Coexistence Regulations

January 1, 2014

Ian McFarlane and Julian ParkUniversity of Reading, UKGraziano CeddiaMODUL University Vienna This article forecasts the extent to which the potential benefits of adopting transgenic crops may be reduced by costs of compliance with coexistence regulations applicable in various member states of the…

The Existence and the Socio-Economic Implications of Genetic Networks: A Meta-Analysis

The Existence and the Socio-Economic Implications of Genetic Networks: A Meta-Analysis

January 1, 2014

Pasquale Lucio Scandizzo and Alessandra ImperialiUniversity of Rome Tor Vergata Genetic networks are recent paradigms for the inheritance of traits from parents. They can be defined as relational structures composed of genes, some of which carry genetic information, and linkages with structural…

Coexistence in the Case of a Perennial Species Complex: The Potential Challenges of Coexistence between GM and Non-GM Prunus Species

Coexistence in the Case of a Perennial Species Complex: The Potential Challenges of Coexistence between GM and Non-GM Prunus Species

January 1, 2014

Rene C. Van Acker and S. Zahra. H. CiciUniversity of Guelph, Ontario, Canada The characteristics of Prunus species highlight the complexity of maintaining coexistence between genetically modified (GM) and non-GM Prunus in the case of commercial production of GM Prunus species and…

Analysis of the Prevalence of CDC Triffid Transgenic Flax in Canadian Grain Stocks

Analysis of the Prevalence of CDC Triffid Transgenic Flax in Canadian Grain Stocks

January 1, 2014

Helen M. Booker, Jenalee M. Mischkolz, Michael St. Louis, and Eric G. LambUniversity of Saskatchewan, Canada CDC Triffid transgenic flax was deregistered in 2001 due to concerns about the effect of its production on offshore markets. A decade after removal of CDC…

The Influene of Scientists, Agricultural Advisors, and Farmers on Innovative Agrobiotechnology

The Influene of Scientists, Agricultural Advisors, and Farmers on Innovative Agrobiotechnology

January 1, 2014

Aleksandra MałyskaInstitute of Technical Biochemistry, Lodz University of Technology, PolandTomasz TwardowskiInstitute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Poland Agrobiotechnology is one of the most innovative fields of science, and its achievements are widely used in knowledgebased bioeconomy (KBBE). At the same…

How Much Can GMO and Non-GMO Cultivars Coexist in a Megadiverse Country?

How Much Can GMO and Non-GMO Cultivars Coexist in a Megadiverse Country?

January 1, 2014

Caroline Burgeff, Elleli Huerta, Francisca Acevedo, and José SarukhánComisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad (CONABIO) The relevance of addressing coexistence between GM, conventional, and organic agricultural production mostly has been driven in industrialized countries by (international) commercial issues…

Direct Democracy, State Governments, and the Re-energized GMO Debate: Implications of California’s Proposition 37

Direct Democracy, State Governments, and the Re-energized GMO Debate: Implications of California’s Proposition 37

December 1, 2013

Lisa F. Clark, Camille D. Ryan, and William A. KerrUniversity of Saskatchewan, Canada It is often convenient to divide the world into those countries that have been generally accepting of agricultural biotechnology and those that are not. While the debate over biotechnology…

On the Economics of Crop Rotations to Inhibit Corn Rootworm Resistance Development

On the Economics of Crop Rotations to Inhibit Corn Rootworm Resistance Development

December 1, 2013

Michele C. Marra, Nicholas E. Piggott, and Barry K. GoodwinNorth Carolina State University Corn rootworm resistance to one of the corn rootworm traits has been found in a few isolated places in the Corn Belt. Several crop rotations have been proposed by…

How Distorting Policies Can Affect Energy Efficiency and Sustainability: The Case of Biogas Production in the Po Valley (Italy)

How Distorting Policies Can Affect Energy Efficiency and Sustainability: The Case of Biogas Production in the Po Valley (Italy)

December 1, 2013

Giulio MelaCentro ricerche economiche sulle filiere suinicole (Crefis), ItalyGabriele CanaliUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Italy Similarly to other EU countries, Italy began subsidizing electric energy production from renewable sources such as biogas. This proved to be an inefficient way of using available…