Browsing by Author/Contributor "Kalaitzandonakes, Nicholas G., 1960-"

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  • Adoption and diffusion of agrobiotechnologies in the US cotton production 

    Suntornpithug, Pasu, 1969- (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2004)
    The study examines the farm level adoption and county level diffusion of three cotton biotechnologies in the US: insect resistant (Bollgard®), herbicide tolerance (Roundup Ready®), and stacked trait (Bollgard® & Roundup ...

  • The agricultural knowledge system : appropriate roles and interactions for the public and private sectors 

    Kalaitzandonakes, Nicholas G., 1960- (AgBioForum, 1999)
    For over one hundred years, Land Grant Universities (LGUs) have pushed the frontiers of knowledge; have translated new knowledge into practice for the benefit of farmers, agribusiness and consumers; and have prepared the ...

  • Agrobiotechnology in the developing world 

    Kalaitzandonakes, Nicholas G., 1960- (AgBioForum, 1999)
    The importance of agrobiotechnology for the less developed countries (LDCs) has been debated for almost two decades. Food security has been a focal issue. However, discussions have been far more expansive and complex. With ...

  • Biotechnology and the Restructuring of the Agricultural Supply Chain 

    Kalaitzandonakes, Nicholas G., 1960- (AgBioForum, 1998)
    A barrage of mergers and acquisitions (M&As) in the seed industry, executed by a few large biotechnology and agrochemical companies at sensational prices, has attracted much attention over the last three years. These M&As ...

  • Direct and Hidden Costs in Identity Preserved Supply Chains 

    Maltsbarger, Richard; Kalaitzandonakes, Nicholas G., 1960- (AgBioForum, 2000)
    Any labeling scheme must be supported by an effective identity preservation system which implies extra logistical costs. Both direct and hidden costs exist in identity preserved systems. Such costs vary substantially with ...

  • The economic and performance impact of technology adoption 

    Shryock, Jereme J. (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2013)
    Since first commercialized in 1996, biotech corn has experienced rapid adoption. By 2010 over 75% of the corn planted area in the United States, Canada, Argentina, Brazil, South Africa, and the Philippines was planted with ...

  • A farm level perspective on agrobiotechnology : how much value and for whom? 

    Kalaitzandonakes, Nicholas G., 1960- (AgBioForum, 1999)
    Even the optimists among biotechnology proponents have been caught off guard by the extremely fast farm-level adoption of bioengineered crops. In 1999, just four years from commercial introduction, an estimated 40% of the ...

  • Functional foods : technical, institutional and market innovation 

    Kalaitzandonakes, Nicholas G., 1960- (AgBioForum, 2000)
    Linking food and natural ingredients to health impacts is, of course, not novel. For centuries, experiential knowledge distilled and passed on from one generation to the next has pointed to such linkages, often with success. ...

  • GM Food Labeling and the Role of the Codex 

    Kalaitzandonakes, Nicholas G., 1960-; Phillips, Peter W. B. (AgBioForum, 2000)
    In 1962, the Codex Alimentarius Commission (or Codex) was formed under the joint sponsorship of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Its charge was to protect the health and ...

  • The impact of external knowledge on patent production among SBIR winners 

    Pozzi, Dante (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2011)
    This paper provides empirical evidence related to the factors which allow SBIR winner firms to be more innovative. The analysis is carried out by investigating the influence of firm-specific characteristics, together with ...

  • Introduction : essays in honor of Wallace Huffman 

    Orazem, Peter F.; Traxler, Greg; Kalaitzandonakes, Nicholas G., 1960- (University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2015)
    This introduction relates how Wallace Huffman went from a farm boy in southern Iowa to Iowa State University and the University of Chicago, and then brought the human capital approach of T.W. Schultz and D. Gale Johnson ...

  • Mass Media Communications about Agrobiotechnology 

    Marks, Leonie A.; Kalaitzandonakes, Nicholas G., 1960- (AgBioForum, 2001)
    The media is often accused of sensationalism and bias in its reporting of agrobiotechnology. In this paper, we examine United States (US) and United Kingdom (UK)media coverage of agrobiotechnology. Our findings confirm ...

  • The potential economic impacts of herbicide-tolerant maize in developing countries : a case study 

    Kalaitzandonakes, Nicholas G., 1960-; Kruse, John Robert; Gouse, Marnus (University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2015)
    In this study, we evaluate the potential economic impact of herbicide-tolerant (HT) maize in Kenya. HT maize is essentially a new weed-control approach. The potential agronomic changes from the use of HT maize are ...

  • Program attributes that impact a farmer's willingness-to-accept participation in a high oleic soybean (hos) segregation program : a choice experiment 

    Brandyberry, Matthew (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2015)
    HOS need to be segregated from commodity grain at the farm and through the rest of the food chain so that high oleic soybeans and oils do not get commingled with their bulk counterpart. Production on farm is typically ...

  • Public Acceptance of Agricultural Biotechnology 

    Kalaitzandonakes, Nicholas G., 1960- (AgBioForum, 1998)
    Trends in public attitudes toward agro-biotechnology have been traced and analyzed in many countries around the globe. Over the years, there have been concerns about perceived environmental and food safety risks from the ...

  • A Study of Innovation and Patenting in the Life Sciences 

    Zahringer, Kenneth A. (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2014)
    This dissertation examines some of the economic issues surrounding patenting by smaller life science firms. In this context patents are viewed as firm assets that have a value separate from the patented innovation itself, ...

  • Three essays on location aspects in biotechnology entrepreneurship 

    Kolympiris, Christos, 1980- (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
    Mainly due to the potential of knowledge spillovers facilitated by spatial proximity biotechnology firms may benefit from the spatial collocation of similar firms so that they increase their venture capital funds. Essay 1 ...

  • Three essays on the competitiveness of the US corn seed industry 

    Magnier de Maisonneuve, Alexandre, 1976- (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2010)
    [ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] This dissertation provides an analysis of various aspects of the competitivity of the US corn seed industry. In the first essay I develop a price ...

  • Three essays on the potential economic impacts of biotech crops in the presence of asynchronous regulatory approval 

    Konduru, Srinivasa Prasad (University of Missouri--Columbia, 2008)
    Since their commercial introduction in 1996, genetically modified (GM) crops have been quickly adopted world wide, but some GM crops/varieties have not received regulatory approval for use in some importing countries, ...

  • Why Does Biotech Regulation Differ So Much Between The US And EU? 

    Kalaitzandonakes, Nicholas G., 1960- (AgBioForum, 2000)
    When it comes to agricultural biotechnology, public policies in the United States (US) and the European Union (EU) have been radically different. In the US, products of agricultural biotechnology have been extensively ...