William LesserCornell University Fifteen years ago, the ‘tragedy of the anticommons’ article warned that excessive patenting of biotech products and research methods could deter rather than stimulate invention, but little evidence was offered. Here, subsequent changes in patent law, public research support,…
Etleva GjonçaUniversity of Bologna, Erasmus University, and University of HamburgAmalia YiannakaUniversity of Nebraska-Lincoln We examine the effect of various patent characteristics on changes in patent ownership that occurred due to mergers, acquisitions, and spin-offs in the agricultural biotechnology industry in the 1980s…
Barry K. Goodwin, Michele C. Marra, and Nicholas E. PiggottNorth Carolina State University We examine the consumer cost consequences of choosing GMO-free food over food that contains GMOs. Using text-mining algorithms applied to detailed product descriptions contained in a proprietary database of…
Michael J. Martin, Rebecca L. Hill, Anders Van Sandt, and Dawn D. ThilmanyColorado State University This research examines the trusted sources for information related to agriculture, biotechnology, and food quality, nutrition, and safety. We use correlation analysis and differences in means tests…
Gerardo H. Nunez, Alisson P. Kovaleski, Bruno Casamali, and Rebecca L. DarnellUniversity of Florida Observational studies have shown that educational attainment is related to heightened consumer perception of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and genetically modified food (GMF). However, there is little information…
Hugo De GrooteInternational Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre (CIMMYT), KenyaZachary M. GitongaCIMMYT, currently at the University of Cape Town, South AfricaSimon C. KimenjuTegemeo Institute of Agricultural Policy and Development, KenyaFredric KeterKansas State University, USAObadiah NgigiKenyatta University, Kenya So far, few African countries…
Israel D.K. Agorsor, Levi Yafetto, Emmanuel P. Otwe, and Isaac K.A. GalyuonUniversity of Cape Coast, Ghana Genetically engineered (GE) crops have a role to play in increasing agricultural productivity. However, efforts to promote genetic engineering agriculture in Africa have been met with…
Alexandre Gori Maia and José Maria Jardim da SilveiraUniversity of Campinas, Brazil The study analyzes how latent attitudes affect farmer preferences for GM corn seeds. Results are based on a survey of corn growers in the main producing regions of Brazil. Using…
