Dario G. Frisio, Giovanni Ferrazzi, Vera Ventura, & Mauro ViganiUniversità degli Studi di Milano We provide an in-depth analysis of biotechnology patents filed in the European Patent Office (EPO) and US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), building a comprehensive dataset of more…
George B. FrisvoldUniversity of ArizonaJeanne M. ReevesCotton Incorporated While crop biotechnologies deployed worldwide with herbicideresistant (HR) or insect-resistant (IR) traits have provided significant economic and environmental benefits, these benefits are threatened by the evolution of insect and weed resistance. This article examines…
Viktoriya GalushkoUniversity of ReginaRichard Gray and Stuart SmythUniversity of Saskatchewan The development of intellectual property (IP) protection in plant breeding brought much-needed private investment into canola research in the 1980s, but at the same time, fragmented research and IP ownership. In the…
GianCarlo Moschini, Harvey Lapan, and Jingbo CuiIowa State UniversityJoseph CooperUS Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service This article assesses the main welfare implications of US policies to support biofuels, with an emphasis on corn-based ethanol. The analysis relies on an open economy,…
Gordon Rausser, Reid Stevens, and Kiran ToraniUniversity of California, Berkeley The government’s use of upstream R&D investments and downstream incentives for renewable energy is intended to achieve commercial breakthroughs in biofuels, batteries, fuel cells, hydrogen, solar, and wind energy. The private sector…
David Zilberman and Gal HochmanUniversity of California, BerkeleyDeepak RajagopalUniversity of California, Los Angeles Concern about the possible effects of biofuels on deforestation have led to assigning biofuel producers with the responsibility for the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of the indirect landuse changes…
Roger A. SedjoResources for the Future Wood has great potential as a bioenergy source, both as a feedstock for liquid biofuels for the transport sector and also as biomass, a direct source of energy that can be used to produce electric power….
Jadwiga ZiolkowskaUniversity of California at BerkeleyWilliam H. Meyers, Seth Meyer, and Julian BinfieldFood and Agricultural Policy Research Institute (FAPRI) The United States and the European Union have taken different paths in the design and implementation of biofuel policy measures. In the European…
Emmanuel TumusiimeOklahoma State UniversityHugo De GrooteCIMMYT, Nairobi, KenyaJeffrey Vitale and Brian AdamOklahoma State University Although the commercial use of agricultural biotechnology in Africa is significantly lower than in most other parts of the world, several African countries have made significant strides towards…
Virginia KimaniPesticides and Agricultural Resources CenterGuillaume GruèreInternational Food Policy Research Institute This study investigates the implications of implementing information requirements under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety’s Article 18.2.a in Kenya. It also assesses the challenges associated with the upcoming introduction of import…
