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State of the State on Drug Courts in Missouri
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2005)
Substance abuse is growing in the United States. In 2000 an estimated 6.5 percent of the population had a substance abuse problem, a proportion that increased to 7.3 percent by 2001 (SAMHSA, 2002). One result of increased ...
Patterns of Political Response to Biofortified Varieties of Crops Produced with Different Breeding Techniques and Agronomic Traits
(AgBioForum, 2007)
This article first examines the political response to two crops that were nutritionally enhanced through conventional breeding -- Quality Protein Maize (QPM) and orange-fleshed sweet potatoes. In the next section, the ...
The Adoption and Diffusion of GM Crops in United States : A Real Option Approach
(AgBioForum, 2010)
The article aims at modelling adoption and diffusion decisions of farmers towards genetically modified crops under a real option framework. Modern GM crops help farmers to resolve two main sources of uncertainty: output ...
Family finances in urban China : evidence from a national survey
(2010)
This paper presents an overview of consumer financial well-being in transitional China. It provides an up-to-date and overall description of the Chinese urban households’ assets, liabilities, income, and consumption patterns. ...
Efficiency Analysis of the US Biotechnology Industry : Clustering Enhances Productivity
(AgBioForum, 2009)
This article attempts to identify the factors affecting location of biotechnology firms in the United States. To achieve this goal, the regional efficiency in the biotech industry is measured using the Data Envelopment ...
Focus Groups on Infant Care Practices in Missouri
(University of Missouri - Columbia Institute of Public Policy, 2005)
The goal of this research project was to better understand how individuals, primarily low-income African-American parents in Missouri, make decisions on infant care
practices, specifically those focused around feeding and ...
Effects of age on saving motives of Chinese urban consumers
(2014)
The Chinese maintain one of the highest saving rates in the world. Although saving is generally regarded as a good practice, in a market economy, extremely high saving rates can constrain welfare enhancing consumption and ...
Modern biotechnology for innovation of agricultural development in the developing world : what role can Japan play?
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2017)
Genetically modified organism (GMO) technology is among a wide range of modern agricultural biotechnologies that is undergoing research and development (R and D) for developing countries in Japan, although GM crops have ...
Evaluation of agricultural reactivation on abandoned lands in Poland
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2018)
Cultivation of abandoned land can moderate indirect land use change induced by increased food and non-food demand by bio-based sectors. Using spatial analysis, we considered potential area of abandoned lands in Poland, ...
Rough terrain for research : studying early adopters of biotech crops
(AgBioForum, 2012)
Measuring the economic impacts of GM crops in developing agriculture poses particular challenges. In order to ensure that information generated is relevant and usable, continued improvement in methods is needed as diffusion ...
A case of resistance : herbicide-tolerant soybeans in Bolivia
(AgBioForum, 2012)
The Bolivian National Constitution of 2009 prohibits the commercialization of genetically modified organisms, but the decree permitting the unique event of glyphosate resistance was enacted earlier. Herbicide-tolerant (HT) ...
Conflicting Rules for the International Trade of GM Products : Does International Law Provide a Solution?
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2014)
The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties was designed to provide guidance regarding the legality of primacy between international agreements. Article 30 of the Convention states that when one party to a previous treaty ...
Acceptance of Genetically Modified Foods among Maltese Youths : Can Exposure to Formal Knowledge Make a Difference?
(AgBioForum, 2012)
This article examines the perceptions and acceptance of GM foods in 217 Maltese youths and attempts to establish whether exposure to formal channels of knowledge -- such as biology tuition -- may act to predispose students ...
Food Fight : The International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science, and Technology for Development
(AgBioForum, 2012)
The International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science, and Technology for Development (IAASTD) was created in 2002 to address global problems of agriculture and food security. More than 400 scientists contributed ...
Ex-ante Economic Analysis of Biological Control of Coconut Mite in Benin
(University of Missouri, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, 2013)
The coconut mite, Aceria guerreronis Keifer, has been identified as one of the pests that pose a threat to the coconut industry in Benin. The study presents the simulation results of the economic benefits of the biological ...
Bt Cotton Benefits, Costs, and Impacts in China
(AgBioForum, 2002)
inputs. Finally, survey data show that Bt cotton continues to have positive environmental impacts by reducing pesticide use. Additionally, we provide evidence that farmers have fewer health problems because of reduced pesticide use. We conclude...
Science and Technology in World Agriculture : Narratives and Discourses
(AgBioForum, 2009)
The narratives characterizing the current debate on world agricultural research tend to be part of a discourse that rationalizes past experience and future tendencies along the lines of extreme recounts of successes and ...
Biosafety of Genetically Modified Organisms in the Latin American and the Caribbean Region : Main Needs and Opportunities for Strategic Capacity Building
(AgBioForum, 2012)
Biotechnology has the potential to help improve food production in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC), a continent where agriculture plays a dominant role in peoples' lives and in trade. It is therefore critical that ...
A Gaelic Songmaker's Response to an English-speaking Nation
(1992-03)
"The bàird bhaile [village bard] was an important figure in Gaelic society for centuries and remained so until well after the Second World War. These unpaid, unofficial poets were the de facto spokesmen and -women for their ...