Nigel Taylor, Lawrence Kent, and Claude FauquetDonald Danforth Plant Science Center, St Louis The production of genetically modified cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) plants is routine in the advanced laboratories that invested in this technology during the 1990s. The ultimate aim of those…
Greg TraxlerDepartment of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Auburn UniversitySalvador Godoy-AvilaEstación Experimental La Laguna, Coahuila, Mexico We examine the farm-level impact of Bt cotton in Coahuila and Durango, Mexico. Bt cotton was introduced in Mexico in 1996. It has been an important…
Lawrence KentDirector of International Programs, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, Missouri Agricultural biotechnology offers great potential benefits to farmers in developing countries, but so far only a small handful of genetically modified (GM) crop products have been planted in only…
Kynda R. CurtisDepartment of Applied Economics and Statistics, University of Nevada, RenoJill J. McCluskeySchool of Economic Sciences, Washington State University, PullmanThomas I. WahlIMPACT and School of Economic Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman Worldwide consumer response toward food products made from genetically modified…
Glenn Davis StoneWashington University, St. Louis Westerners often see the social components of agriculture in developing countries as constraints on development. However, the same social components play vital roles in facilitating cultivation. Of particular relevance to the future of genetically modified (GM)…
Rob HorschVice President for Product & Technology Cooperation, Monsanto CompanyJill MontgomeryDirector, Technology Cooperation, Monsanto Company It is a natural human value to share with others, and there are good business reasons for a company such as Monsanto to share as well. Monsanto…
Joseph HuesingMonsanto CompanyLeigh EnglishMonsanto Company Genetically modified (GM) plants are grown on more than 67 million hectares in 18 countries worldwide. A major trait used in GM crops is plant resistance to insects; this trait is based on several Bt proteins. The…
