Emmanuel TumusiimeOklahoma State UniversityHugo De GrooteCIMMYT, Nairobi, KenyaJeffrey Vitale and Brian AdamOklahoma State University Although the commercial use of agricultural biotechnology in Africa is significantly lower than in most other parts of the world, several African countries have made significant strides towards…
Virginia KimaniPesticides and Agricultural Resources CenterGuillaume GruèreInternational Food Policy Research Institute This study investigates the implications of implementing information requirements under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety’s Article 18.2.a in Kenya. It also assesses the challenges associated with the upcoming introduction of import…
Zoia Komirenko, Michele M. Veeman, and James R. UnterschultzUniversity of Alberta This article analyzes responses from a 2008 survey of Canadian meat consumers about concerns regarding genetically modified (GM) feed used in livestock meat production. Approximately 50% of the sampled consumers express…
Jeffrey GillespieLouisiana State University Agricultural CenterRichard Nehring, Charlie Hallahan, and Carmen SandrettoUS Department of Agriculture, Economic Research ServiceLoren TauerCornell University This article analyzes the adoption and profitability of recombinant bovine somatotropin (rBST) in the United States. Probit model results show that location…
Getu Hailu, Alfons Weersink & Filip CahlíkUniversity of Guelph The purpose of the article is to examine the prospects for the commercialization of soybeans peroxidase (SBP) from soybean hulls and to model uncertainty and strategic flexibility in biotechnology management and investment. The…
Ahsan AbdullahFoundation University Islamabad, Pakistan Although commercial cultivation of Bt cotton was not officially allowed in Pakistan until very recently, the area under Bt cultivation has increased every year, and during the 2009/2010 cotton season it stood at around 70% of all…
