Richard GrayUniversity of SaskatchewanStavroula MallaUniversity of LethbridgeKien C. TranUniversity of Lethbridge. This paper develops empirical models to estimate both interfirm research spillovers and crowding effects in the canola crop research industry. The potential sources of spillover include basic research, human capital/knowledge (as…
Philipp AerniWorld Trade Institute (University of Bern) and Center for Comparative and International Studies (ETH Zurich). Cassava is regarded as the crop of last resort for millions of marginal farmers and their domestic animals in tropical regions. The Cassava Biotechnology Network (CBN)…
Marnus GouseUniversity of Pretoria, South Africa.Carl PrayRutgers University.David SchimmelpfennigUSDA Economic Research Service.Johann KirstenUniversity of Pretoria, South Africa. White maize is the staple food of the majority of the South African population. We examine if smallholder farmers that adopted insect-resistant (Bt) varieties of…
David J. SpielmanInternational Food Policy Research Institute, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Joel I. CohenScience, Technology and Education Associates, Potomac, MD.Patricia ZambranoInternational Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC. Findings from two studies on agricultural research indicate that although developing countries invest in agricultural biotechnology and…
Gary J. Wingenbach and Tracy A. RutherfordTexas A&M University. What sources of information do media professionals use, and what is the frequency of use, when covering agricultural biotechnology issues? Fifty Texas and 40 national agriculture journalists responded to this study. Respondents accepted…
Carl Johan LagerkvistSwedish University of Agricultural Sciences.Fredrik CarlssonGöteborg University.Diana ViskeSwedish Animal Welfare Agency. This paper compares consumer preferences for immunocastration versus surgical castration and no castration using willingness- to-pay estimates from a choice experiment. Results suggest that consumers place a higher value…
H. Phoebe ChanUniversity of Michigan-Flint. This paper examines the international patent behavior of nine major firms for seven patent authorities: Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, the European Patent Office (EPO), Japan, and South Africa. The patent sample is based on firms having an…
