Economic Issues in Agricultural Biotechnology

by Robbin Shoemaker, Joy Harwood, Kelly Day Rubenstein, Terri Dunahay, Paul Heisey, Linwood Hoffman, Cassandra Klotz-Ingram, William Lin, Lorraine Mitchell, William D. McBride, and Jorge Fernandez-Cornejo

This report analyzes the economic aspects of several key areas--agricultural research policy, industry structure, production and marketing, consumer issues, and future world food demand--where agricultural biotechnology is dramatically affecting the public policy agenda.

Keywords: Biotechnology, economics, adoption, patents, research policy, markets, market segregation, identity preservation

In this publication...

• Entire Report
• Abstract, Contents, Summary
• Introduction
• Important Changes in the Agricultural Input Industry
• Forces Driving Changes in the Agricultural Input Industry--Plant Breeding and Biotechnology
• Farm-Level Effects of Adopting Genetically Engineered Crops--Preliminary Evidence from the U.S. Experience
• Enhanced Output Traits and Market Coordination
• Implications of Testing and Segregating Nonbiotech Crops for Grain Grades and Standards
• Consumer Acceptance
• Public and Private Agricultural Research
• Meeting World Food Demand--The Role of Biotechnology
• Conclusion