Special Issue on Agri-biotech Studies from Policy and Regulatory Perspectives: Preface

Special Issue on Agri-biotech Studies from Policy and Regulatory Perspectives: Preface

Clive JamesInternational Service for the Acquisition of Agri-biotech Applications (ISAAA) Genetically modified (GM) crops, often referred to as biotech crops, have made phenomenal progress in both industrial and developing countries during the last 18 years (1996 to 2013). The first biotech crops…

Special Issue on Agri-biotech Studies from Policy and Regulatory Perspectives: Introduction

Special Issue on Agri-biotech Studies from Policy and Regulatory Perspectives: Introduction

Brad GilmourMouralea Trade, Agriculture, and Resource Consulting (Canada)Hugh DangTransnational Corporations Review (Canada)Jennifer MaDenfar Transnational Development (Canada) Agri-biotech is seen as a key driver for agricultural production within a global context. Managing agri-biotech policy related issues, including low level presence, is one of…

The Value of a New Biotechnology Considering R&D Investment and  Regulatory Issues

The Value of a New Biotechnology Considering R&D Investment and Regulatory Issues

Stavroula MallaUniversity of Lethbridge, AlbertaDerek BrewinUniversity of Manitoba The Canadian canola sector has transformed over the last 40 decades due to emerging biotechnologies, evolving intellectual property rights, and a changing role for the government. This article examines the overall impact of biotechnology…

Is “GMO Free” an Additional “Organic”? On the Economics of Chain Segregation

Is “GMO Free” an Additional “Organic”? On the Economics of Chain Segregation

Stefan MannAgroscope, Switzerland After organic farming arose as a chain separate from conventional food production in many parts of the world in the last quarter of the 20th century, another separate chain emerged in recent years—the chain for food free of genetically…

Issues in Biotechnology Regulation and Its Effects on Industrial Structure

Issues in Biotechnology Regulation and Its Effects on Industrial Structure

Vijay SubramaniamMorehead State UniversityMichael R. ReedUniversity of Kentucky This article analyzes research and development in genetically modified crops, the changing attitudes of regulatory agencies, and the impacts of these factors on the agri-biotech industry. It provides details on the deregulated products, including…

Patterns and Determinants of GMO Regulations: An Overview of Recent Evidence

Patterns and Determinants of GMO Regulations: An Overview of Recent Evidence

Mauro ViganiJoint Research Centre, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (JRC-IPTS)Alessandro OlperUniversity of Milano & LICOS Centre for Institutions and Economic Performance An increasing set of evidence has been reported on how countries set standards on genetically modified food and their subsequent economic…

Adoption and Uptake Pathway of GM Technology by Chinese Smallholders: Evidence from Bt Cotton Production

Adoption and Uptake Pathway of GM Technology by Chinese Smallholders: Evidence from Bt Cotton Production

Xiaobing WangCenter for Chinese Agricultural Policy (CCAP), Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research (IGSNRR), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)Cheng XiangCCAP, IGSNRR, CAS, and Institute of Agricultural Economics and Development, Chinese Academy of Agricultural SciencesJikun HuangCCAP, IGSNRR, CAS Bt cotton was…

China’s Agri-Biotech Policy, Regulation, and Governance

China’s Agri-Biotech Policy, Regulation, and Governance

Brad GilmourMouralea Trade, Agriculture, and Resource Consulting, CanadaHugh DangTransnational Corporations Review, CanadaXiaobing WangCenter for Chinese Agricultural Policy (CCAP), China China’s agri-biotech crop cultivation ranks as 6th in the world after the United States, Brazil, Argentina, Canada, and India. Policy and regulatory issues…

India’s Agri-Biotech Policies, Regulations, and Decision-making

India’s Agri-Biotech Policies, Regulations, and Decision-making

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…

Technological Opportunity, Regulatory Uncertainty, and Bt Cotton in Pakistan

Technological Opportunity, Regulatory Uncertainty, and Bt Cotton in Pakistan

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…