The development and marketing of agricultural biotechnology applications has led to
controversies over whether and how to regulate this new technology. The European Union …

Recent advances in agricultural biotechnology have highlighted the need for experimental
evidence and sound scientific judgment to assess the benefits and risks to society. Nutrition …

This study examines consumer's willingness to consume different types of a nutritionally
enhanced food product (ie, breakfast cereal with calcium, omega fatty acids, or anti …

Biotechnology companies, national and international organizations, including the
Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR), and numerous …

The decision to release a new transgenic crop variety for planting in the European Union
(EU) is a decision under irreversibility and uncertainty. We use a real option model to assess …

This study assesses consumers' willingness to purchase genetically modified (GM) food
products with two different types of benefits: an input (ie, reduced pesticides) and an output …

Agriculture is inherently sensitive to climatic conditions, and hence is frequently cited as a
sector that is potentially vulnerable to anticipated global climate change (Parry and Carter …

Identity preservation (IP) refers to a system of production, handling, and marketing practices
that maintains the integrity and purity of agricultural commodities. In its simplest form, IP has …

We examine the strategic incentive for gene holders to vertically integrate with seed
companies and chemical input companies. With homogeneous conventional seeds, we find …

Contemporary technologies are used in the broad biotechnology field to synthesize animal
cells, plant cells, biological processes, metabolic pathways, or cellular components …