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    The Economic Impacts of Introducing Bt Technology in Smallholder Cotton Production Systems of West Africa: A Case Study from Mali 

    Vitale, Jeffrey; Boyer, Tracey; Uaiene, Rafael; Sanders, John H. (AgBioForum, 2007)
    Africa has been slow to respond to biotechnology even as its pest management grows increasingly obsolete and insects remain a major adversary of its farming. Opponents of biotechnology cite concerns over the scientific ...

    Global Impact of Biotech Crops: Socio-Economic and Environmental Effects in the First Ten Years of Commercial Use 

    Brookes, Graham; Barfoot, Peter (AgBioForum, 2006)
    Genetically modified (GM) crops have now been grown com- mercially on a substantial scale for ten years. This paper assesses the impact this technology is having on global agricul- ture from both ...

    Consumer Attitudes and Policy Directions for GM Labeling and Pollen Drift Regulation: Evidence from the 2006 Vermonter Poll 

    Esposito, Valerie; Kolodinsky, Jane (AgBioForum, 2007)
    Given the uncertainty of the use of genetic engineering in production of genetically modified (GM) foods, it remains the subject of one of the most vitriolic scientific debates throughout the globe. Newer facets of the ...

    Potential Regional Trade Implications of Adopting Bt Cowpea in West and Central Africa 

    Langyintuo, Augustine S.; Lowenberg-DeBoer, James (AgBioForum, 2006)
    This paper used a spatial and temporal price equilibrium model to assess the potential impacts of farmers in West and Central Africa adopting Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp). The results ...

    Biofortified Foods and Crops in West Africa: Mali and Burkina Faso 

    Birner, Regina; Kone, Sanibe Abel; Linacre, Nicholas A.; Resnick, Danielle (AgBioForum, 2007)
    Micronutrient deficiencies, especially deficiencies of Vitamin A, iron, and zinc, are widespread in Burkina Faso and Mali and contribute to high mortality rates. Biofortification of the major food staple crops consumed in ...

    The Long-Run Impact of Corn-Based Ethanol on the Grain, Oilseed, and Livestock Sectors with Implications for Biotech Crops 

    Hayes, Dermot James; Hart, Chad E. (Chad Edward); Babcock, Bruce A. (Bruce Alan); Elobeid, Amani; Tokgoz, Simla (AgBioForum, 2007)
    The ongoing growth of corn-based ethanol production raises some fundamental questions about what impact continued growth will have on US and world agriculture. Estimates of the long-run potential for ethanol production ...

    Insect Resistance Management for Bt Corn: An Assessment of Community Refuge Schemes 

    Price, Jennifer L.; Hyde, Jeffrey; Calvin, Dennis D. (AgBioForum, 2006)
    Because of Bt corn's efficacy in controlling European corn borer, farmers are required to implement an insect resistance management (IRM) program that constrains each farmer to plant no more than 80% of the farm s corn ...

    The Net Gain to Cotton Farmers of a Natural Refuge Plan for Bollgard II® Cotton 

    Piggott, Nicholas E.; Marra, Michele C. (AgBioForum, 2007)
    This paper presents an evaluation of the initial potential economic benefit at both the farm-level and to Monsanto Company of a change in refuge policy for Bollgard II® cotton. The proposed policy change is to eliminate ...

    Socio-Economic and Political Concerns for GM Foods and Biotechnology Adoption in the Philippines 

    Cabanilla, L. S. (AgBioForum, 2007)
    The Philippines established the first National Institute of Biotechnology and Applied Microbiology in 1980. However, it was only in 2002 when Bt corn was first commercially introduced. Strong opposition by key sectors ...

    Patterns of Political Support and Pathways to Final Impact 

    Pray, Carl E. (Carl Esek); Unnevehr, Laurian; Juma, Calestous; Paarlberg, Robert L. (AgBioForum, 2007)
    A hypothetical scheme is offered for predicting which biofortified food technologies will enjoy greatest political support or opposition and from which actors on the political landscape. Beyond political support, benefits ...

    Spillovers and Crowding Effects in a Mixed Biotech Industry: The Case of Canola 

    Tran, Kien C.; Gray, Richard, 1957-; Malla, Stavroula (AgBioForum, 2006)
    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 ...

    National Agricultural and Texas Journalists' Attitudes Toward and Information Sources for Biotechnology Issues 

    Wingenbach, Gary J.; Rutherford, Tracy A. (AgBioForum, 2006)
    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. ...

    Swedish Consumer Preferences for Animal Welfare and Biotech: A Choice Experiment 

    Viske, Diana; Lagerkvist, Carl Johan; Carlsson, Fredrik (AgBioForum, 2006)
    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 ...

    International Patent Behavior of Nine Major Agricultural Biotechnology Firms 

    Chan, H. Phoebe (AgBioForum, 2006)
    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 ...

    Will Developing Countries be the Early Adopters of Genetically Engineered Forests? 

    Sedjo, Roger A. (AgBioForum, 2005)
    Although anticipation of a biotechnology revolution has led to expectations of high rates of adoption and substantial financial returns, one area that has been slow to develop is that of tree biotechnology, particularly ...

    Trust, Bias, and Fairness of Information Sources for Biotechnology Issues 

    Wingenbach, Gary J.; Rutherford, Tracy A. (AgBioForum, 2005)
    What do journalists think about information source trustworthiness, bias, and fairness in communicating agricultural biotechnology issues? Fifty Texas journalists and 40 national agriculture journalists representing ...

    Determinants of Corn Rootworm Resistant Corn Adoption in Indiana 

    Alexander, Corinne; Van Mellor, Thuy (AgBioForum, 2005)
    Adoption of transgenic corn resistant to corn rootworm (CRW corn) was analyzed using a probit model with data from a survey of Indiana producers. Operator age, farm size, and regional and self-reported measures of rootworm ...

    Social Acceptance of Plant-Made Vaccines: Indications from a Public Survey 

    Kirk, Dwayne D.; McIntosh, Kim (AgBioForum, 2005)
    The use of transgenic plants for production and oral delivery of vaccines has been shown effective in animal trials and Phase I human clinical testing. The use of edible plants for production of vaccines represents an ...

    Differential Effects of Perceived and Objective Knowledge Measures on Perceptions of Biotechnology 

    Knight, Andrew J. (AgBioForum, 2005)
    This paper compares the effects of perceived and objective knowledge measures and their relationship to a series of agricultural biotechnology applications using data gathered in a survey of regional Southwestern adults ...

    Evolution of Capacity for Institutionalized Management of Intellectual Property at International Agricultural Research Centers: A Strategic Case Study 

    Egelyng, Henrik (AgBioForum, 2005)
    Intellectual property rights long remained a matter dealt with in vague terms of general policy at international agricultural research centers (IARCs). This situation changed at the turn of the century, when intellectual ...
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