AgBioForum, vol. 11, no. 1 (2008)
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Biotechnology Adoption Over Time In the Presence of Non-Pecuniary Characteristics that Directly Affect Utility : A Derived Demand Approach
(AgBioForum, 2008)Generally, new production technologies are adopted because they will increase profits, mostly due to lower production costs ceteris paribus. In the case of the first-generation crop biotechnologies, however, additional ... -
Performance of Tissue-Cultured Sweet Potatoes Among Smallholder Farmers in Zimbabwe
(AgBioForum, 2008)Tissue culture has the potential of improving the livelihoods of subsistence farmers that largely rely on vegetatively propagated crops. This study assesses the impact of growing tissue-cultured sweet potatoes on yields ... -
Biofuels in the US : today and in the future
(AgBioForum, 2008)Corn-grain-based ethanol has the real and viable potential of producing 15 billion gallons of ethanol by 2015, leaving a net of 12.3 billion bushels of corn available for feed, food, and export markets. This is up 3.0 ... -
The Economic Realities, Sustainable Opportunities, and Technical Promises of Biofuels
(AgBioForum, 2008)The supply of petroleum transportation fuels appears to be increasingly finite, while demand only continues to grow. This disparate situation leaves sole dependence on petroleum as a transportation fuel unattractive for ...