AgBioForum, vol. 06, no. 3 (2003)
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Item The Economic and Environmental Impacts of Agbiotech : A Global Perspective(AgBioForum, 2003) Marra, Michele C.Book review of "The Economic and Environmental Impacts of Agbiotech: A Global Perspective"Item Mandatory Versus Voluntary Labeling of Genetically Modified Food, Consumer Choice, and Autonomy : Reply(AgBioForum, 2003) Carter, Colin Andre; Gruere, Guillaume P.A rebuttal of and response to the commentary "Choice Versus Autonomy in the GM Food Labeling Debate" by philosophers Robert Streiffer and Alan Rubel who had argued that the authors' previous article on genetically modified food labeling uses improper terminology.Item Choice Versus Autonomy in the GM Food Labeling Debate(AgBioForum, 2003) Streiffer, Robert, 1970-; Rubel, AlanCommentary to and criticism of the article "Mandatory Labeling of Genetically Modified Foods: Does It Really Provide Consumer Choice?," by Carter and Gruere.Item Measuring Concentration in the Biotechnology R&D Industry : Adjusting for Interfirm Transfer of Genetic Materials(AgBioForum, 2003) Oehmke, James F.; Wolf, Christopher A. (Christopher Allen)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 plant gene constructs. Such alliances are common in biotechnology but are not considered in previous measures. Application of this measure to the plant biotechnology research and development (R&D) industry reveals that concentration is higher and more consistent over time than traditional concentration measures indicate.Item Is There a Market for Genetically Modified Foods in Europe? Contingent Valuation of GM and Non-GM Breakfast Cereals in the United Kingdom(AgBioForum, 2003) Moon, Wanki; Balasubramanian, Siva KumarOur 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 have not had opportunities to make choice between GM and non-GM foods largely because food manufacturers and retailers have not offered GM foods in the supermarkets. However, with the European Union likely to replace the current moratorium on approving GM crops with mandatory labeling and traceability with 0.9 % tolerance level, consumers in the EU may see GM food products in the supermarkets. Using CV survey data collected in the United Kingdom (UK), two types of UK consumers who will choose GM over non-GM foods were identified: (a) consumers who embrace GM technology, and (b) consumers who are price conscious.