The Anticipated Value of SmartStax™ for US Corn Growers

The Anticipated Value of SmartStax™ for US Corn Growers

Michele C. Marra, Nicholas E. Piggott, and Barry K. GoodwinNorth Carolina State University This study provides an estimate of the anticipated value of SmartStax™ corn hybrids in the years after full commercialization. SmartStax™ hybrids have an eight-trait stack of aboveground and below-ground…

Stochastic Benefit Streams, Learning, and Technology Diffusion: Why Drought Tolerance is Not the New Bt

Stochastic Benefit Streams, Learning, and Technology Diffusion: Why Drought Tolerance is Not the New Bt

Travis J. Lybbert and Adrian BellUniversity of California, Davis The speed of Bt cotton diffusion among smallholders in poor countries such as India, China, and South Africa has been unprecedented. Hopes are high for drought-tolerant (DT) varieties that similarly reduce yield risk…

The Production and Price Impact of Biotech Corn, Canola, and Soybean Crops

The Production and Price Impact of Biotech Corn, Canola, and Soybean Crops

Graham BrookesPG EconomicsTun Hsiang “Edward” YuUniversity of TennesseeSimla TokgozInternational Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)Amani ElobeidCentre for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD), Iowa State University Biotech crops have now been grown commercially on a substantial global scale since 1996. This article examines the…

Cost of Compliance with Biotechnology Regulation in the Philippines: Implications for Developing Countries

Cost of Compliance with Biotechnology Regulation in the Philippines: Implications for Developing Countries

Jessica C. BayerBudget Office in the City of Norfolk, VirginiaGeorge W. NortonVirginia TechJose B. Falck-ZepedaInternational Food Policy Research Institute Direct and opportunity costs of regulation are presented for four transgenic products in the Philippines: Bt eggplant, Bt rice, ringspot- virus-resistant papaya, and…

Prospects for Development of Genetically Modified Cassava in Sub- Saharan Africa

Prospects for Development of Genetically Modified Cassava in Sub- Saharan Africa

Hiroyuki TakeshimaInternational Food Policy Research Institute, Nigeria The prospect for the development of genetically modified (GM) orphan crops is reviewed from various perspectives. The article specifically assesses the potential constraints for developing GM cassava based on typical patterns of past genetic modification…

Global Impact of Biotech Crops: Environmental Effects, 1996-2008

Global Impact of Biotech Crops: Environmental Effects, 1996-2008

Graham Brookes and Peter BarfootPG Economics Ltd, Dorchester, UK This article updates the assessment of the impact commercialized agricultural biotechnology is having on global agriculture from an environmental perspective. It focuses on the impact of changes in pesticide use and greenhouse gas…