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Modern Biotechnology in New Zealand: Further Analysis of Data from the Biotechnology Survey 1998/99

Marsh, Dan - Department of Economics, Waikato Management School - 2001

areas where New Zealand may be able to develop a new comparative advantage. One such area is biotechnology, which would …). This paper aims to fill some of the gaps in our knowledge of biotechnology and innovation processes in New Zealand. It is … based on the 1998/99 survey of modern biotechnology activity in New Zealand conducted by Statistics New Zealand in 2000. The …

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Biotechnology in New Zealand

Marsh, Dan - Department of Economics, Waikato Management School - 2004

This paper provides a detailed description of the New Zealand biotechnology sector based on a re-analysis of the first … comprehensive (1998/99) survey of biotechnology in New Zealand, data from an original (2002) survey conducted by the author and a …

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Biotechnology's Potential Contribution to Global Wood Supply and Forest Conservation

Sedjo, Roger - 2001

environmental restrictions related to logging. Forestry today is on the threshold of the widespread introduction of biotechnology … into its operational practices. In many cases, the biotechnology likely to be introduced is simply an extension of that … being utilized in agriculture, such as herbicide-tolerant genes. However, biotechnology in forestry also is developing …

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MARKETING STRATEGIES OF BIOTECHNOLOGY FIRMS: IMPLICATIONS FOR U.S. AGRICULTURE

Renkoski, Matthew A. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 29 (1997) 01

, and so DuPont works with end users, elevators, farmers, and seed companies to create market channels. As biotechnology …

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Is Monsanto Leaving Money on the Table? Monopoly Pricing and Bt Cotton Value with Heterogeneous Adopters

Oehmke, James F.; Wolf, Christopher A. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 36 (2004) 03

We examine the allocation of technology rents between a price-setting, innovating monopolist and heterogeneous technology adopters. A model of monopoly pricing in the presence of heterogeneous adopters is used to examine conditions under which greater producer (farmer) heterogeneity leads to...

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Market Impacts of Adopting Herbicide-Resistant Rice in the Southern United States

Fuller, Frank H.; Annou, Mamane Malam; Wailes, Eric J. - In: Journal of Agricultural and Applied Economics 35 (2003) 01

Herbicide-resistant (HR) rice varieties offer U.S. rice producers a powerful tool for control of red rice infestations. However, improved weed control can shorten crop rotations and boost yields, resulting in expanded rice production and lower domestic market prices. Declining market returns...

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OFF-FARM WORK AND THE ADOPTION OF HERBICIDE-TOLERANT SOYBEANS

Fernandez-Cornejo, Jorge; Hendricks, Chad - Southern Agricultural Economics Association - SAEA - 2003

Adoption of herbicide-tolerant (HT) soybeans is proceeding rapidly despite little difference between the net returns to HT versus conventional soybeans. Using a multivariate probit model, we analyze the interaction of off-farm work and adoption and test if farmers adopt HT soybeans because its...

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Chapter 07: USING CONJOINT ANALYSIS TO ASSESS CONSUMERS' ACCEPTANCE OF PST-SUPPLEMENTED PORK

Halbrendt, Catherine K.; Pesek Jr., John D.; Parsons, April - Department of Resource Economics, University of …

This book was originally published by Westview Press, Boulder CO, 1995.

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Agricultural Resources and Environmental Indicators, 2006 Edition

Wiebe, Keith D.; Gollehon, Noel R. - Economic Research Service, Department of Agriculture - 2006

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Making Biotechnology Safer: An Assessment from the Philippines

Penalba, Linda M; Fajardo, John A; Sanchez, Flordeliza A; … - Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia … - 2006

Modern biotechnology is one of the most controversial areas of scientific development. It has been championed as a …

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