Justus WesselerTechnische Universität MünchenPhilipp AerniUniversity of Bern and ETH Zurich The 15th International Consortium on Applied Bioeconomy Research Annual Conference (ICABR 2011) explored the linkages between sustainability and the bioeconomy. The conference took place from June 26- 29, 2011. This special issue…
David Zilberman and Eunice KimUniversity of California, Berkeley The modern bio-economy consists of biotechnology, green chemistry, and modern biofuels, and can learn from the experience of the “traditional” bio-economy that relied on processes such as fermentation to alcoholic drinks, foods, and medicine….
Dusan Drabik and Harry de GorterCornell University Carbon leakage in the fuel market due to alternative biofuel policies is shown to have two components: a market leakage (or ‘indirect output use change’) effect and an emissions savings effect. We also distinguish between…
Alicia RosburgUniversity of Northern IowaJohn MiranowskiIowa State University We present results from an application of the Biofuel Breakeven program (BioBreak) to 14 US cellulosic ethanol markets that vary by feedstock and location. BioBreak estimates the economic costs of cellulosic biofuel production for…
John MiranowskiIowa State UniversityAlicia RosburgUniversity of Northern IowaJittinan AukayanagulIowa State University During the past half century, per-acre maize yields have increased due to improved cultivars, better management, and favorable weather. Recent US biofuel legislation, e.g., revised Renewable Fuel Standard, has increased the…
Lukas Scholz and Andreas Meyer-AurichLeibniz Institute for Agricultural Engineering Potsdam-Bornim(ATB)Dieter KirschkeHumboldt University of Berlin This study analyzes the greenhouse gas mitigation potential and corresponding mitigation costs of biogas production in the federal state of Brandenburg, Germany. The production of biogas is based…
Ari Novy, Samuel Ledermann, Carl Pray, and Latha NagarajanRutgers University Organic agriculture has been promoted vigorously by many civil and donor organizations engaged in agricultural development in Africa. Certified organic products are grown in more than half of African countries, targeted mainly…
D.B. Mignouna, V.M. Manyong, and J. RusikeInternational Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), TanzaniaK.D.S. Mutabazi and E.M. SenkondoSokoine University of Agriculture (SUA), Tanzania This study identifies the adoption determinants and causal impact of adoption of imazapyr-resistant maize (IRM) on income and poverty among…
Amir HeimanHebrew University, IsraelDavid ZilbermanUniversity of California at Berkeley In this article, we explore the effect of framing statements on perceptions and choices of genetically modified vegetables (GMVs). In two experiments, consumers were exposed to either positive or negative statements about GMVs;…
Stuart J. SmythUniversity of SaskatchewanPhilipp AerniUniversity of BernDavid CastleUniversity of EdinburghMatty DemontAfricaRiceJosé B. Falck-ZepedaInternational Food Policy Research InstituteRobert PaarlbergWellesley CollegePeter W.B. PhillipsUniversity of SaskatchewanCarl E. PrayRutgers UniversitySara SavastanoUniversity of Rome (Tor Vergata)Justus H.H. WesselerTechnische Universität MünchenDavid ZilbermanUniversity of California-Berkeley The International Consortium…
