Stephen Morse, Richard Bennett, and Yousouf IsmaelThe University of Reading, UK. Genetically modified (GM) cotton was approved for commercial cultivation in 2002. Hybrids to date have carried the Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) gene, which confers resistance to Lepidoptera and certain Coleoptera. As well…
Henrik EgelyngDanish Institute for International Studies, Copenhagen. Intellectual property rights long remained a matter dealt with in vague terms of general policy at international agricultural research centers (IARCs). This situation changed at the turn of the century, when intellectual property (IP) became…
Aziz ElbehriUnited States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service Biopharming (using crops as drug-producing bioreactors) offers tremendous economic and health benefits stimulated by improving biotechnology methods. However, these benefits must be weighed against the potential risks to the food supply system and…
Loren TauerCornell University, Ithaca, NY. Profit impact from the use of recombinant bovine somatotropin (rbST) on dairy farms was estimated using switching regression, with separate regressions for rbST-using and rbST-nonusing farms. To correct for potential self-selection bias, a probit adoption function was…
Yun-Jae HwangOhio State University.Brian RoeOhio State University.Mario F. TeislUniversity of Maine. ratings of concern toward eight food production and processing technologies: antibiotics, pesticides, artificial growth hormones, genetic modification (GM), irradiation, artificial colors/flavors, pasteurization, and preservatives. Concern is highest for pesticides and hormones,…
Marie-Louise FlanneryPlant Biotechnology Unit, Teagasc Crops Research Centre, Oak Park, Carlow, IrelandFiona S. ThorneRural Economy Research Centre, Teagasc, Kinsealy, Dublin, IrelandPaul W. KellyRural Economy Research Centre, Teagasc, Kinsealy, Dublin, IrelandEwen MullinsPlant Biotechnology Unit, Teagasc Crops Research Centre, Oak Park, Carlow, Ireland Presently,…
Peter HoCentre for Development Studies, University of GroningenEduard B. VermeerLeiden University This article is based on a survey of consumer awareness and acceptance of genetically modified (GM) food products in China. In recent years, the Chinese government has grown more cautious about…
W. Bruce TraillUniversity of ReadingSara R. JaegerUniversity of AucklandWallace M.S. YeeUniversity of ReadingCarlotta ValliUniversity of BolognaLisa O. HouseUniversity of FloridaJayson L. LuskOklahoma State UniversityMelissa MooreMississippi State UniversityJ.L. Morrow, Jr.Birmingham-Southern College The stated benefits and perceived risks of genetic modification (GM) cover very…
Marnus GouseDepartment of Agricultural Economics, Extension and Rural Development, University of PretoriaCarl PrayDepartment of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics, Rutgers UniversityDavid SchimmelpfennigUSDA Economic Research Service Technology adoption can create income benefits for large and small-scale producers, input suppliers and consumers in developing…
R. Wes HarrisonLouisiana State UniversityStefano BoccalettiIstituto Di Economia Agro-Alimentare, Universitá Cattolica, Cremona, ItalyLisa HouseUniversity of Florida The effects of Italian and US consumers’ risk perceptions, knowledge and awareness of GM foods, and trust in government agencies on willingness to buy GM foods…
