The Impact of the Introduction of Transgenic Crops in Argentinean Agriculture

The Impact of the Introduction of Transgenic Crops in Argentinean Agriculture

Eduardo J. TrigoDirector Grupo CEO S.A., Buenos Aires, ArgentinaEugenio J. CapDirector, Instituto de Economía y Sociología, Buenos Aires, Argentina Since the early 1990s, Argentinean grain production underwent a dramatic increase in grains production (from 26 million tons in 1988/89 to over 75…

Why Are US and EU Policies Toward GMOs So Different?

Why Are US and EU Policies Toward GMOs So Different?

Kym Anderson and Lee Ann JacksonCentre for International Economic Studies, University of Adelaide, South Australia A global computable general equilibrium model is used to exam- ine how adoption of genetically modified (GM) biotechnology affects the welfare of interest groups within the United…

Issues in Development and Adoption of Genetically Modified (GM) Wheats

Issues in Development and Adoption of Genetically Modified (GM) Wheats

William W. Wilson, Edward L. Janzen, and Bruce L. DahlDepartment of Agribusiness and Applied Economics, North Dakota State University, Fargo There are several contentious issues remaining in the development of genetically modified (GM) wheats. This paper summarizes current knowledge and critical issues…

Biotech and Planted Trees: Some Economic and Regulatory Issues

Biotech and Planted Trees: Some Economic and Regulatory Issues

Roger A. SedjoSenior Fellow and Director, Forest Economics and Policy Program, Resources for the Future, Washington, DC In recent years, the application of biotechnology to agriculture has resulted in a host of changes and innovations. Transgenic (genetically modified) crops are now common…

New Zealand Farmer and Grower Intentions to Use Gene Technology: Results from a Resurvey

New Zealand Farmer and Grower Intentions to Use Gene Technology: Results from a Resurvey

Andrew J. Cook and John R. FairweatherAgribusiness and Economics Research Unit, Lincoln University, New Zealand This study examines changes in the intentions, attitudes, and beliefs of farmers regarding their use of gene technology. Of 656 respondents to a postal survey in 2000,…

Is There a Market for Genetically Modified Foods in Europe? Contingent Valuation of GM and Non-GM Breakfast Cereals in the United Kingdom

Is There a Market for Genetically Modified Foods in Europe? Contingent Valuation of GM and Non-GM Breakfast Cereals in the United Kingdom

Wanki Moon and Siva K. BalasubramanianSouthern Illinois University Carbondale Our study provides a descriptive analysis of contingent valuation survey data to examine whether there is market for genetically modified (GM) foods in the European Union (EU). Thus far, consumers in the EU…

Measuring Concentration in the Biotechnology R&D Industry: Adjusting for Interfirm Transfer of Genetic Materials

Measuring Concentration in the Biotechnology R&D Industry: Adjusting for Interfirm Transfer of Genetic Materials

James F. Oehmke and Christopher A. WolfDepartment of Agricultural Economics, Michigan State University A new measure of concentration is developed for innovation markets. The new measure accounts for strategic alliances in which one biotechnology firm grants another firm access to its proprietary…

Choice Versus Autonomy in the GM Food Labeling Debate

Choice Versus Autonomy in the GM Food Labeling Debate

Robert StreifferDepartment of Medical History and Bioethics, Department of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin-MadisonAlan RubelDepartment of Philosophy, University of Wisconsin-Madison In their article “Mandatory Labeling of Genetically Modified Foods: Does It Really Provide Consumer Choice?,” which appeared in AgBioForum 6(1&2), Carter and Gruère…

Mandatory Versus Voluntary Labeling of Genetically Modified Food, Consumer Choice, and Autonomy: Reply

Mandatory Versus Voluntary Labeling of Genetically Modified Food, Consumer Choice, and Autonomy: Reply

Colin A. Carter and Guillaume P. GruèreDepartment of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California-Davis In their comment “Choice Versus Autonomy in the GM Food Labeling Debate,” philosophers Robert Streiffer and Alan Rubel (hereafter referred to as “S&R”) argue that our article…

The Economic and Environmental Impacts of Agbiotech: A Global  Perspective

The Economic and Environmental Impacts of Agbiotech: A Global Perspective

Michele C. MarraProfessor of Agricultural Economics, North Carolina State University The compendium of studies that make up this book, along with the cohesive introduction and conclusion sections written by the editor, presents a comprehensive picture of the global impacts of crop biotechnologies…