AgBioForum, vol. 12, no. 2 (2009)
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Item "Health-enhancing" Products in the Italian Food Industry : Multinationals and SMEs Competing on Yogurt(AgBioForum, 2009) Boesso, Giacomo; St. Davcik, Nebojsa; Favotto, FrancescoThe purpose of this research is to present a detailed analytical(qualitative) study of the new "health-enhancing" products in the Italian marketplace, with a focus on both the multinational corporations and the small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The analysis is based on a new products development framework (NPD) which is operationalized by isolating four key strategic elements and other support variables from the literature.Item Valuing Information on GM Foods in a WTA Market : What Information is Most Valuable?(AgBioForum, 2009) Rousu, Matthew C.; Rusk, Jayson L.Many markets for novel food products are characterized by a lack of information. To counter a lack of information, governmental and non-governmental entities often want to provide consumers with information but do not know exactly what information would be most valuable. In this article, we examine the value of information about genetically modified food (as related to the environment, health, and the impact on the Third World) to determine which source of information provides the most value to consumers.Item A Binary Logit Analysis of Factors Impacting Adoption of Genetically Modified Cotton(AgBioForum, 2009) Banerjee, Swagata, 1964-; Martin, Steven W., (Steven Wayne)Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS) data for 2003 were used to estimate two binary logit models for two definitions of genetically modified (GM) cottonseed adoption: one in which adoption of either Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) or herbicideresistant (HR) cottonseed was considered GM cottonseed adoption, and another in which adoption of Bt, HR, or stackedgene (SG) cottonseed was considered GM cottonseed adoption.Item Ex-ante Impact Assessment of GM Papaya Adoption in Thailand(AgBioForum, 2009) Napasintuwong, Orachos; Traxler, Greg (Gregory J.)Despite the evidence of benefits from GM papaya's adoption in other countries, concerns over the loss of export markets and health and environmental risks have led to great uncertainty and indecision about policies to support biotechnology in Thailand. Since 2001, field trials have been banned and the use of transgenic plants for production, consumption, or commercialization has been prohibited. Field trials in government fields were reinstated in December 2007, but agricultural biotechnology policies remain unclear. This article estimates what the economic impact of the adoption of GM papaya would be if Thailand were to authorize the use of GM technology.Item Global Impact of Biotech Crops : Income and Production Effects, 1996-2007(AgBioForum, 2009) Barfoot, PeterThis article updates the assessment of the impact of commercialized agricultural biotechnology on global agriculture from an economic perspective. It examines specific global economic impacts on farm income, indirect (non-pecuniary) farm-level income effects and impacts on the production base of the four main crops -- soybeans, corn, cotton, and canola.