RSS 1.0AgBioForum, vol. 08, no. 1 (2005)
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An Empirical Analysis of United States Consumers' Concerns About Eight Food Production and Processing Technologies
(AgBioForum, 2005)For a representative sample of US consumers, we analyze ratings of concern toward eight food production and processing technologies: antibiotics, pesticides, artificial growth hormones, genetic modification (GM), irradiation, ... -
The Impact of Recombinant Bovine Somatotropin on Dairy Farm Profits : A Switching Regression Analysis
(AgBioForum, 2005)Profit impact from the use of recombinant bovine somatotropin (rbST) on dairy farms was estimated using switching regression, with separate regressions for rbST-using and rbST-nonusing farms. To correct for potential ... -
A Public Consultation on Plant Molecular Farming
(AgBioForum, 2005)Plant molecular farming (PMF) is another phase in the ongoing research and development of transgenic plants, offering possibilities of producing therapeutic and industrial proteins. However, this technology poses important ... -
Biopharming and the Food System : Examining the Potential Benefits and Risks
(AgBioForum, 2005)Biopharming (using crops as drug-producing bioreactors) offers tremendous economic and health benefits stimulated by improving biotechnology methods. However, these benefits must be weighed against the potential risks to ... -
Evolution of Capacity for Institutionalized Management of Intellectual Property at International Agricultural Research Centers : A Strategic Case Study
(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 ... -
Comparing the Performance of Official and Unofficial Genetically Modified Cotton in India
(AgBioForum, 2005)Genetically modified (GM) cotton was approved for commercial cultivation in 2002. Hybrids to date have carried the Bt (Bacillus thuringiensis) gene, which confers resistance to Lepidoptera and certain Coleoptera. As well ...