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traders, and policy makers. While private information networks offer a valuable service to select clients, only a well …
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The production of food employs different kinds of biotechnologies, some of which are more controversial than others. The public and the agrifood sector have developed a number of responses to address their concerns about biotechnologies considered controversial. In this contribution the...
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Producing biomass energy requires extensive land resources. In western Massachusetts, where almost 90 percent of former farmland is no longer in commercial use, we study factors that motivate landowners to grow biomass energy crops. A geographic information system model identifies a landowner...
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, yet regulatory, policy and market barriers prevent commercialization of GM rice. This study assesses factors based on …Genetically modified (GM) rice has been developed to confer pest resistance, herbicide tolerance and health benefits … consumer survey results that assess acceptance of GM rice in 5 selected countries, namely, Bangladesh, Colombia, Ghana …
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Genetically-modified (GM) rice is an important technology surrounded with controversy and uncertainty, hence it … warrants more in-depth analysis. While GM rice is considered by its supporters as having promising potential, many still remain … passionately against its use. This study assesses the impacts of GM rice commercialization on the global rice market. We use the …
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Domestically funded (and performed) research and development (R&D) has historically been a major source of productivity gains in U.S. agriculture, and a principal source of R&D spillovers to the rest of the world. In the waning decades of the 20th century, U.S. policymakers opted to ratchet down...
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The paper presents an analysis of innovativeness in Polish food processing industry enterprises before and after the Polish integration into the European Union. Data published by the Central Statistical Office were used. The analysis proved that the integration into the European Union and the...
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In Poland, the concept of CSR (Corporate Social Responsibility) is still not very popular, especially in micro, small and medium sized enterprises from various industries, including the agribusiness industry. This article presents the basic issues related with the relationship between the...
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Innovations may determine the development of Polish food processing industry in the future. Each enterprise, in order to develop successfully and effectively, needs innovation, i.e. new products, new technology processes, new organizational systems and marketing changes. So, the paper presents...
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