Alejandro Plastina and Konstantinos GiannakasUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln. This paper develops a model of heterogeneous producers and consumers to analyze the market and welfare effects of the introduction of GM products in small open developing economies. Analytical results show that while the agronomic…
Nicholas E. Piggott and Michele C. MarraNorth Carolina State University. This paper presents an evaluation of the initial potential economic benefit at both the farm-level and to Monsanto Company of a change in refuge policy for Bollgard II® cotton. The proposed policy…
Amani Elobeid, Simla Tokgoz, Dermot J. Hayes, Bruce A. Babcock, and Chad E. HartIowa State University. The ongoing growth of corn-based ethanol production raises some fundamental questions about what impact continued growth will have on US and world agriculture. Estimates of the…
Abraham J. Manalo and Godfrey P. RamonBiotechnology Coalition of the Philippines (BCP). The estimated total cost of developing Bt corn MON810 in the Philippines is $2.6 million (128 million Philippine pesos) at 2004 discounted prices. This includes the entire process of product…
Corinne AlexanderPurdue University. Farmers are required to implement insect resistance management (IRM) plans for all Bt crops in order to reduce the probability that insects susceptible to Bt will develop resistance. These IRM plans require farmers to plant at least 20% of…
Stephen Morse, Richard Bennett, and Yousouf IsmaelUniversity of Reading, United Kingdom. Critics of genetically modified (GM) crops often contend that their introduction enhances the gap between rich and poor farmers, as the former group are in the best position to afford the…
Guillaume P. GruèreEnvironment and Production Technology Division, International, Food Policy Research Institute.S.R. RaoDepartment of Biotechnology, Ministry of Science and Technology. This paper provides a comprehensive review of existing international labeling policies of genetically modified (GM) food and associated relevant international agreements in…
Jennifer L. PriceBureau of Labor Statistics.Jeffrey Hyde and Dennis D. CalvinPenn State University. Because of Bt corns efficacy in controlling European corn borer, farmers are required to implement an insect resistance management (IRM) program that constrains each farmer to plant no more…
Graham Brookes and Peter BarfootPG Economics Ltd., Dorchester, UK. Genetically modified (GM) crops have now been grown com- mercially on a substantial scale for ten years. This paper assesses the impact this technology is having on global agricul- ture from both economic…
Nagesh Chimmiri, Kerry W. Tudor, and Aslihan D. SpauldingIllinois State University. McLean County, Illinois farmers were surveyed in order to explore their perceptions of biotechnology and genetically modi- fied crops, and to analyze the relationships between those per- ceptions and choices regarding…
