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Economics of Genotypic Selection: The Role of Prediction Accuracy and Relative Genotyping Costs
Rajsic, Predrag; Weersink, Alfons; Navabi, Alireza; … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013
We provide a general framework for quantifying the effects of genotypic selection prediction accuracy and varying cost ratios of phenotyping to genotyping on the economic performance of genotypic selection relative to traditional phenotypic selection. Economic performance is measured using...
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Investigating the direct and indirect environmental pressures of New Zealand's food and fibre industries
Andrew, Robbie; Forgie, Vicky - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 10 (2007) 4, pp. 319-344
The production and processing of primary products has been the foundation of the New Zealand economy for 150 years. However, the economic benefit gained from the food and fibre industries has come with associated environmental costs. While the producer-centric approach is the prevalent way of...
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Investigating the direct and indirect environmental pressures of New Zealand's food and fibre industries
Andrew, Robbie; Forgie, Vicky - In: International Journal of Sustainable Development 10 (2007) 4, pp. 319-344
The production and processing of primary products has been the foundation of the New Zealand economy for 150 years. However, the economic benefit gained from the food and fibre industries has come with associated environmental costs. While the producer-centric approach is the prevalent way of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008563747
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Rural Poverty and Employment Effects of Bt Cotton in India
Subramanian, Arjunan; Qaim, Matin - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2009
The impact of genetically modified (GM) crops on the poor in developing countries is still the subject of controversy. While previous studies have examined direct productivity effects of Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) cotton and other GM crops, little is known about wider socioeconomic outcomes. We...
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Biotechnology Adoption, Industrial Structure and Its Effect on Small-Market Crops
Subramaniam, Vijay; Chambers, Orlando D.; Reed, Michael R. - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2012
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010880309
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Consumers' Evaluation of Biotechnology in Food Products: New Evidence from a Meta-Survey
Hess, Sebastian; Lagerkvist, Carl Johan; Redekop, William; … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013
This study examines the systematic evidence entailed in existing research on consumers’ evaluation of biotechnology in … shares an underlying focus in dealing with the issue of public acceptance of biotechnology in food and its corresponding … consumer evaluation of biotechnology in food products. The analysis combines information from 1673 survey questions out of 214 …
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Lessons from the California GM Labeling Proposition on the State of Crop Biotechnology
Zilberman, David; Kaplan, Scott; Kim, Eunice; … - Agricultural and Applied Economics Association - AAEA - 2013
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Effects of Bt Cotton in India During the First Five Years of Adoption
Sadashivappa, Prakash; Qaim, Matin - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2009
While previous research has analyzed the impacts of Bt cotton in India, most available studies are based on one or two years of data only. We analyze the technology’s performance over the first five years of adoption, using panel data with three rounds of observations. On average, Bt adopting...
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Issues, impacts, and prospects of the first transgenic crops tolerant to a herbicide. The case of glyphosate-tolerant soybean in the USA
Bonny, Sylvie - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2009
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Busy Bees, Zero Tolerance, Foregone Trade and Inhibited Investment: Can the Global Divide Over GM Foods Be Bridged?
Kerr, William A.; Hobbs, Jill E. - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2012
biotechnology-based innovations – with the European Union temporarily suspending approvals and imports until it could devise a new … investment. Biotechnology innovations continue to be approved. The potential for contamination of traded non-GM products has …
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