Hugh DangTransnational Corporations Review, CanadaBrad GilmourMouralea Trade, Agriculture, and Resource Consulting, CanadaNawal KishorIndira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), India India is one of the most significant emerging economies in the world. With a population of over 1.2 billion, India’s agri-biotech development from…
David J. SpielmanInternational Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)Hina NazliPakistan Strategy Support Program (PSSP), IFPRIXingliang MaIndependent ResearcherPatricia Zambrano and Fatima ZaidiIFPRI Genetically modified, insect-resistant Bt cotton has been adopted extensively across Pakistan’s cotton-growing regions during the past decade, and prior studies have linked…
Guest Editors: Brad Gilmour, Hugh Dang, and Jennifer Ma Since the idea of a special issue related to agri-biotech policy and regulatory studies came into mind, we have received support from a number of well-known experts. Without their support, this special issue…
George B. FrisvoldUniversity of Arizona In March 2013, the annual research conference for US Department of Agriculture multi-state research project NC-1034 (Impact Analyses and Decision Strategies for Agricultural Research) was held at the University of Arizona, Tucson. This special issue, in honor…
William A. Kerr, Stuart Smyth, Peter W.B. Phillips, and Martin PhillipsonUniversity of Saskatchewan, Canada The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties was designed to provide guidance regarding the legality of primacy between international agreements. Article 30 of the Convention states that…
Alessandro Varacca, Stefano Boccaletti, and Claudio SoregaroliUniversità Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Italy This article assesses the food supply chain for non-GM soybean meal, with particular regard to the upstream stages between overseas producers, international trading companies, and their supply to Italian…
Michelle Hayes, Genti Kostandini, Jeffrey L. JordanUniversity of Georgia This article investigates farmers’ perceptions of biopharming in the United States through a survey administered to tobacco farmers from several tobacco growing states. Responses indicate that farmers have very limited knowledge of biopharming…
Haley McClory and Stanley P. KowalskiUniversity of New Hampshire, School of Law, International Technology Transfer Institute (ITTI) Horses indigenous to East and Southeast (E/SE) Asia, including native, landrace, feral, and wild populations, embody valuable genetic diversity. Conservation efforts for animals have largely…
Wallace E. HuffmanIowa State UniversityJill J. McCluskeyWashington State University This article discusses GM food-labeling policy options and evaluates the factors that impact the outcomes that correspond with each option. Costs and benefits associated with each policy option are also examined. These factors…
Charles B. Moss and Andrew SchmitzUniversity of Florida Plant genetic modifications can affect farm profitability through two pathways—the reduction in risk or variation in production or shifts in the relative productivity of inputs. This analysis examines the potential effect of each of…
