Michael Gusta, Stuart J. Smyth, Kenneth Belcher, and Peter W.B. PhillipsUniversity of SaskatchewanDavid CastleUniversity of Edinburgh Genetically-modified herbicide-tolerant (GMHT) canola was introduced in Western Canada in 1995. In 2007, a producer survey elicited answers to 80 questions regarding their experiences, including production…
Elliott A. Toevs, Joseph F. Guenthner, Aaron J. Johnson, Christopher S. McIntosh, and Michael K. ThorntonUniversity of Idaho Genetically modified (GM) potatoes were a market failure in North America in the 1990s. In spite of benefits to growers, processors, consumers, and the…
Alan McHughenUniversity of California This thin book—less than 70 pages of text—succinctly counters every argument made in favor of mandatory labeling of GM foods. Each of these arguments, including the ‘consumer’s right to know,’ enabling consumer choice, and public opinion is systematically…
Azzurra Annunziata and Riccardo VecchioUniversity of Naples “Parthenope” Healthier food products have entered the global markets with force in the past few years and have rapidly gained market shares. The food industry has reacted to this trend by developing a growing variety…
Justus WesselerTechnische Universität MünchenDavid J. SpielmanInternational Food Policy Research InstituteMatty DemontAfrica Rice Center Today more than ever, the global bioeconomy is the subject of focused attention from public policymakers, corporate decision makers, researchers in the social and biophysical sciences, and the general…
Johan F.M. Swinnen and Thijs VandemoorteleLICOS Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance & Department of Economics, University of Leuven (K.U. Leuven) There are major differences in biotechnology regulation among various countries and in particular between the European Union and the United States….
Carl E. Pray and Latha NagarajanRutgers University In 2006, the governments of major cotton-producing states in India ordered all seed companies to lower their prices of Bt cotton seed to Rs. 750 per packet of seed, down from Rs. 1,600 per packet….
Maros Ivanic and Will MartinThe World Bank Constraints on land and water resources, growth in population, and an apparent slowdown in agricultural productivity raise concerns that food prices may rise substantially in the coming decades. A key question is whether policies aimed…
Jennifer A. Thomson and Dionne N. ShepherdUniversity of Cape TownHodeba D. MignounaAfrican Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) A number of crops with a variety of traits are being developed by public-private partnerships in sub-Saharan Africa. These include maize that is resistant to the…
Jeffrey D. VitaleOklahoma State UniversityGaspard Vognan, Marc Ouattarra, and Ouola TraoreInstitute National Environment et Agricole (INERA) Program Coton, Bobo Dioulasso, Burkina Faso Burkina Faso has emerged as one of the more progressive and proactive sub-Saharan African countries regarding biotechnology. In 2009, slightly…
