Prakash SadashivappaUniversity of Hohenheim, GermanyMatin QaimGeorg-August-University of Goettingen, Germany While previous research has analyzed the impacts of Bt cotton in India, most available studies are based only on one or two years of data. We analyze the technology’s performance over the first…
Dermot J. Hayes, Sergio H. Lence, and Susana GoggiIowa State University A case-study approach is used to track research funding decisions made by the private seed sector. The three cases chosen provide a range of intellectual property protection (IPP) environments, crops, and…
Graham Brookes and Peter BarfootPG Economics, Ltd., Dorchester, UK This article updates the assessment of the impact of commercialized agricultural biotechnology on global agriculture from an economic perspective. It examines specific global economic impacts on farm income, indirect (non-pecuniary) farm-level income effects…
Orachos NapasintuwongKasetsart University, ThailandGreg TraxlerAuburn University Despite the evidence of benefits from GM papaya’s adoption in other countries, concerns over the loss of export markets and health and environmental risks have led to great uncertainty and indecision about policies to support biotechnology…
Swagata “Ban” BanerjeeAlabama A&M UniversitySteven W. MartinDelta Research and Extension Center, Mississippi State University Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) data for 2003 were used to estimate two binary logit models for two definitions of genetically modified (GM) cottonseed adoption: one in which…
Matthew C. RousuSusquehanna UniversityJayson L. LuskOklahoma State University Many markets for novel food products are characterized by a lack of information. To counter a lack of information, governmental and non-governmental entities often want to provide consumers with information but do not know…
Giacomo Boesso, Nebojsa St. Davcik, and Francesco FavottoUniversity of Padova The purpose of this research is to present a detailed analytical (qualitative) study of the new “health-enhancing” products in the Italian marketplace, with a focus on both the multinational corporations and the…
Corn Amylase: Improving the Efficiency and Environmental Footprint of Corn to Ethanol through Plant Biotechnology John M. Urbanchuk and Daniel J. KowalskiLECG, LLCBruce E. Dale and Seungdo KimMichigan State University Treatment of starch-based grain with an alpha-amylase enzyme is essential to convert…
