Ari Novy, Samuel Ledermann, Carl Pray, and Latha NagarajanRutgers University Organic agriculture has been promoted vigorously by many civil and donor organizations engaged in agricultural development in Africa. Certified organic products are grown in more than half of African countries, targeted mainly…
D.B. Mignouna, V.M. Manyong, and J. RusikeInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), TanzaniaK.D.S. Mutabazi and E.M. SenkondoSokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Tanzania This study identifies the adoption determinants and causal impact of adoption of imazapyr-resistant maize (IRM) on income and poverty among…
Amir HeimanHebrew University, IsraelDavid ZilbermanUniversity of California at Berkeley In this article, we explore the effect of framing statements on perceptions and choices of genetically modified vegetables (GMVs). In two experiments, consumers were exposed to either positive or negative statements about GMVs;…
Stuart J. SmythUniversity of SaskatchewanPhilipp AerniUniversity of BernDavid CastleUniversity of EdinburghMatty DemontAfricaRiceJosé B. Falck-ZepedaInternational Food Policy Research InstituteRobert PaarlbergWellesley CollegePeter W.B. PhillipsUniversity of SaskatchewanCarl E. PrayRutgers UniversitySara SavastanoUniversity of Rome (Tor Vergata)Justus H.H. WesselerTechnische Universität MünchenDavid ZilbermanUniversity of California-Berkeley The International Consortium…
Maria Erlinda MutucTexas Tech UniversityRoderick M. RejesusNorth Carolina State UniversityJose M. Yorobe, Jr.University of the Philippines at Los Baños This article provides evidence on the effects of Bt corn on yield and insecticide productivity in the Philippines using a damage abatement framework…
Michel FokCIRAD UR SCA, FranceNaiyin XuJiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences / Research Institute of Industrial Crops, China In China, Bt-cotton varieties have been marketed since 1997 to help control attacks of some cotton pests, notably Helicoverpa armigera. It is estimated that Bt-cotton…
Tim DurhamFlorida Gulf Coast UniversityJohn DoucetNicholls State UniversityLori Unruh SnyderPurdue University The precautionary principle places an impractical onus on science to demonstrate the absolute safety of genetically-modified (GM) crops. Conversely, traditionally bred articles receive little, if any, regulatory attention. Procedurally, GM certainly…
Dennis N. Obonyo, Lilian M. Nfor, and Sylvia UzochukwuInternational Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB), Cape Town, South AfricaMarianela Araya-Quesada, Francesca Farolfi, Decio Ripandelli, and Wendy CraigICGEB, Trieste, Italy Adoption of genetically modified (GM) crops has the potential to contribute toward…
Cathal Murphy and Maeve HenchionAshtown Food Research Centre, DublinMary McCarthyUniversity College, CorkGwilym A. WilliamsDublin Institute of Technology European stakeholders will soon face a decision regarding the acceptability of livestock cloning. Commercial exploitation of cloning for food purposes within the European Union will…
Puran Mal, Manjunatha A.V., Siegfried Bauer, and Mirza Nomman AhmedJustus Liebig University Giessen, Germany Bt cotton technology has emerged as an advantageous alternative to traditional cotton varieties by inhibiting bollworm attack, thereby improving farm production and income. This study focuses on analyzing…
