AgBioForum, vol. 09, no. 3 (2006)
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Bales and Balance : A Review of the Methods Used to Assess the Economic Impact of Bt Cotton on Farmers in Developing Economies
(AgBioForum, 2006)We assess 47 peer-reviewed articles that have applied stated economics methods to measure the farm-level impacts of Bt cotton in developing agriculture from 1996. We focus on methods, although findings are also contrasted ... -
Perceptions of Genetically Modified and Organic Foods and Processes
(AgBioForum, 2006)Both organic production and the use of biotechnology have increased dramatically over the past decade. This study contributes to existing work on consumer acceptance of these practices and the resulting products through ... -
Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Biotech Foods in China : A Contingent Valuation Approach
(AgBioForum, 2006)Based on a large-scale survey, this study employs the contingent valuation method to estimate consumers' willingness to pay (WTP) for biotech foods in China and to account for the effects of respondents' characteristics ... -
An Analysis of McLean County, Illinois Farmers' Perceptions of Genetically Modified Crops
(AgBioForum, 2006)McLean County, Illinois farmers were surveyed in order to explore their perceptions of biotechnology and genetically modified crops, and to analyze the relationships between those perceptions and choices regarding use of ... -
Global Impact of Biotech Crops : Socio-Economic and Environmental Effects in the First Ten Years of Commercial Use
(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 economic and environmental ... -
Insect Resistance Management for Bt Corn : An Assessment of Community Refuge Schemes
(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 to ...