Genetically Modified Rice Adoption

Author : Kym Anderson
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Economic assistance, Domestic
ISBN : 9782004090812

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"The first generation of genetically modified (GM) crop varieties sought to increase producer profitability through cost reductions or higher yields, while the next generation of GM food research is focusing on breeding for attributes of interest to consumers. "Golden rice" has been genetically engineered to contain a higher level of vitamin A and thereby boost the health of poor people in developing countries. Anderson, Jackson, and Nielsen analyze the potential economic effects of adopting both types of innovation in Asia, including its impact on rice producers and other consumers. They do so using the global economywide computable general equilibrium model known as GTAP. The results suggest that farm productivity gains could be dwarfed by the welfare gains resulting from the potential health-enhancing attributes of golden rice which would boost the productivity of unskilled workers among Asia's poor. This paper--a product of the Trade Team, Development Research Group--is part of a larger effort in the group to understand the global economic effects of agricultural biotechnology policies"--World Bank web site.

Author : Kym Anderson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1290705073

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Genetically Modified Rice Adoption by Kym Anderson Pdf

The first generation of genetically modified (GM) crop varieties sought to increase producer profitability through cost reductions or higher yields, while the next generation of GM food research is focusing on breeding for attributes of interest to consumers. quot;Golden ricequot; has been genetically engineered to contain a higher level of vitamin A and thereby boost the health of poor people in developing countries. Anderson, Jackson, and Nielsen analyze the potential economic effects of adopting both types of innovation in Asia, including its impact on rice producers and other consumers. They do so using the global economywide computable general equilibrium model known as GTAP. The results suggest that farm productivity gains could be dwarfed by the welfare gains resulting from the potential health-enhancing attributes of golden rice which would boost the productivity of unskilled workers among Asia's poor.This paper - a product of the Trade Team, Development Research Group - is part of a larger effort in the group to understand the global economic effects of agricultural biotechnology policies.

Author : Kym Anderson,Lee Ann Jackson,Chantal Pohl Nielsen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:931678708

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Genetically Modified Rice Adoption by Kym Anderson,Lee Ann Jackson,Chantal Pohl Nielsen Pdf

The first generation of genetically modified (GM) crop varieties sought to increase producer profitability through cost reductions or higher yields, while the next generation of GM food research is focusing on breeding for attributes of interest to consumers. Golden Rice, for example, has been genetically engineered to contain a higher level of vitamin A and thereby boost the health of poor people in developing countries. This paper analyzes the potential economic effects of adopting both types of innovation in Asia, including its impact on rice producers and consumers. It does so using the global economy-wide computable general equilibrium model known as GTAP. The results suggest the farm productivity gains could be dwarfed by the welfare gains resulting from the potential health-enhancing attributes of golden rice, which would boost the productivity of unskilled workers among Asia's poor.

Author : Guillaume Gruère, Antoine Bouët, and Simon Mevel
Publisher : Intl Food Policy Res Inst
Page : 60 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2024-07-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Genetically Modified Food and International Trade by Guillaume Gruère, Antoine Bouët, and Simon Mevel Pdf

Author : Kym Anderson,Lee Ann Jackson
Publisher : World Bank Publications
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Africa, Sub-Saharan
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Implications of Genetically Modified Food Technology Policies for Sub-Saharan Africa by Kym Anderson,Lee Ann Jackson Pdf

Abstract: "The first generation of genetically modified (GM) crop varieties sought to increase farmer profitability through cost reductions or higher yields. The next generation of GM food research is focusing also on breeding for attributes of interest to consumers, beginning with golden rice, which has been genetically engineered to contain a higher level of vitamin A and thereby boost the health of unskilled laborers in developing countries. Anderson and Jackson analyze empirically the potential economic effects of adopting both types of innovation in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). They do so using the global economywide computable general equilibrium model known as GTAP. The results suggest that the welfare gains are potentially very large, especially from nutritionally enhanced GM wheat and rice, and that contrary to the claims of numerous interests those estimated benefits are diminished only slightly by the presence of the European Union's current barriers to imports of GM foods. In particular, if SSA countries impose bans on GM crop imports in an attempt to maintain access to EU markets for non-GM products, the loss to domestic consumers due to that protectionism boost to SSA farmers is far more than the small economic gain for these farmers from greater market access to the EU. This paper a product of the Trade Team, Development Research Group is part of a larger effort in the group to better understand the contributions of both new technologies and discriminatory trade policies to economic welfare of different groups in developing countries"--World Bank web site.

Author : Ed Regis
Publisher : Johns Hopkins University Press
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2019-10-08
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781421433035

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Golden Rice by Ed Regis Pdf

Anyone interested in GMOs, social justice, or world hunger will find Golden Rice a compelling, sad, and maddening true-life science tale.

Author : Mao Chen,G Gujar,Y Andi Trisyono
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 411 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-01
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781486310920

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Genetically Modified Crops in Asia Pacific by Mao Chen,G Gujar,Y Andi Trisyono Pdf

Meeting future food needs without compromising environmental integrity is a central challenge for agriculture globally but especially for the Asia Pacific region – where 60% of the global population, including some of the world’s poorest, live on only 30% of the land mass. To guarantee the food security of this and other regions, growers worldwide are rapidly adopting genetically modified (GM) crops as the forerunner to protect against many biotic and abiotic stresses. Asia Pacific countries play an important role in this, with India, China and Pakistan appearing in the top 10 countries with acreage of GM crops, primarily devoted to Bt cotton. Genetically Modified Crops in Asia Pacific discusses the progress of GM crop adoption across the Asia Pacific region over the past two decades, including research, development, adoption and sustainability, as well as the cultivation of insect resistant Bt brinjal, drought-tolerant sugarcane, late blight resistant potato and biotech rice more specific to this region. Regulatory efforts of the Asia Pacific member nations to ensure the safety of GM crops to both humans and the environment are also outlined to provide impetus in other countries initiating biotech crops. The authors also probe into some aspects of gene editing and nanobiotechnology to expand the scope into next generation GM crops, including the potential to grow crops in acidic soil, reduce methane production, remove poisonous elements from plants and improve overall nutritional quality. Genetically Modified Crops in Asia Pacific provides a comprehensive reference not only for academics, researchers and private sectors in crop systems but also policy makers in the Asia Pacific region. Beyond this region, readers will benefit from understanding how GM crops have been integrated into many different countries and, in particular, the effects of the take-up of GM cropping systems by farmers with different socioeconomic backgrounds.

Author : National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources,Committee on Genetically Engineered Crops: Past Experience and Future Prospects
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 607 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2017-01-28
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309437387

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Genetically Engineered Crops by National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources,Committee on Genetically Engineered Crops: Past Experience and Future Prospects Pdf

Genetically engineered (GE) crops were first introduced commercially in the 1990s. After two decades of production, some groups and individuals remain critical of the technology based on their concerns about possible adverse effects on human health, the environment, and ethical considerations. At the same time, others are concerned that the technology is not reaching its potential to improve human health and the environment because of stringent regulations and reduced public funding to develop products offering more benefits to society. While the debate about these and other questions related to the genetic engineering techniques of the first 20 years goes on, emerging genetic-engineering technologies are adding new complexities to the conversation. Genetically Engineered Crops builds on previous related Academies reports published between 1987 and 2010 by undertaking a retrospective examination of the purported positive and adverse effects of GE crops and to anticipate what emerging genetic-engineering technologies hold for the future. This report indicates where there are uncertainties about the economic, agronomic, health, safety, or other impacts of GE crops and food, and makes recommendations to fill gaps in safety assessments, increase regulatory clarity, and improve innovations in and access to GE technology.

Author : Colin Carter,Ian Sheldon,GianCarlo Moschini
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2011-07-25
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780857247575

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Genetically Modified Food and Global Welfare by Colin Carter,Ian Sheldon,GianCarlo Moschini Pdf

This volume brings together fresh insights from top agricultural economists in the areas of consumer attitudes, environmental impacts, policy and regulation, trade, investment, food security, and development, in an attempt to provide a new perspective on the most pressing policy questions facing GM technology.

Author : Felicia Wu,William Butz
Publisher : Rand Corporation
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2004-08-13
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9780833040510

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The Future of Genetically Modified Crops by Felicia Wu,William Butz Pdf

The world is now on the cusp of a new agricultural revolution, the so-called Gene Revolution, in which genetically modified (GM) crops are tailored to address chronic agricultural problems in certain regions of the world. This monograph report investigates the circumstances and processes that can induce and sustain this new agricultural revolution. The authors compare the Green Revolution of the 20th century with the GM crop movement to assess the agricultural, technological, sociological, and political differences between the two movements.

Author : Danny Watson
Publisher : Scientific e-Resources
Page : 324 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2019-11-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781839471902

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Genetically Modified Crops in Agriculture by Danny Watson Pdf

Genetically modified crops are plants used in agriculture, the DNA of which has been modified using genetic engineering methods. In most cases, the aim is to introduce a new trait to the plant which does not occur naturally in the species. Examples in food crops include resistance to certain pests, diseases, or environmental conditions, reduction of spoilage, or resistance to chemical treatments, or improving the nutrient profile of the crop. Recently rapid advances in the development and commercialization of transgenic crops across the world have been witnessed both in terms increased crop coverage and economic benefits. Genetically modified foods are foods derived from genetically modified organisms have had specific changes introduced into their DNA by genetic engineering techniques. The main aim of genetically modified crops is to produce a food that is able to survive even if any harmful chemicals or pesticides or herbicides are sprayed. Other benefit of genetically modified crops is to make food stay fresh for a long time. Some of genetically modified crops and food are corn, tomato, beets, potatoes, sprouts and alfalfa. It involves the insertion or deletion of genes. Examples in non-food crops include production of pharmaceutical agents, biofuels, and other industrially useful goods, as well as for bioremediation. This book covers those facets, from the source of the gene, compositions of a gene construct, method of gene delivery, and result of gene integration and expression, to effects of the transgene on plants and the ecology.

Author : Matin Qaim
Publisher : Springer
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781137405722

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Genetically Modified Crops and Agricultural Development by Matin Qaim Pdf

This book analyzes the impacts of current and possible future GM crop applications and shows that these technologies can contribute substantially to sustainable agricultural development and food security.

Author : Jorge Fernandez-Cornejo
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2009-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781437911039

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First Decade of Genetically Engineered Crops in the United States by Jorge Fernandez-Cornejo Pdf

Ten years after the first generation of genetically engineered (GE) varieties became commercially available, adoption of these varieties by U.S. farmers is widespread for major crops. Despite the benefits, however, environmental and consumer concerns may have limited acceptance of GE crops, especially in Europe. This report focuses on GE crops and their adoption in the U.S. over the past 10 years. It finds that: (1) the pace of R&D activity by producers of GE seed has been rapid; (2) farmers have adopted some GE varieties widely and at a rapid rate and benefited from such adoption; and (3) the level of consumer concerns about foods that contain GE ingred. varies by country, with European consumers being most concerned. Illustrations.

Author : Jennifer Thomson
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2021-01-20
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781486312665

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GM Crops and the Global Divide by Jennifer Thomson Pdf

Attitudes to GM crops continue to generate tension, even though they have been grown commercially for over 20 years. Negative sentiment towards their development limits their adoption in Western countries, despite there being no evidence of harm to human health. These unfounded concerns about genetically modified crops have also inhibited uptake in many countries throughout Africa and Asia, having a major impact on agricultural productivity and preventing the widespread cultivation of potentially life-saving crops. GM Crops and the Global Divide traces the historical importance that European attitudes to past colonial influences, aid, trade and educational involvement have had on African leaders and their people. The detrimental impact that these attitudes have on agricultural productivity and food security continues to be of growing importance, especially in light of climate change, drought and the potential rise in sea levels – the effects of which could be mitigated by the cultivation of GM and gene-edited crops. Following on from her previous books Genes for Africa, GM Crops: The Impact and the Potential and Food for Africa, Jennifer Thomson unravels the reasons behind these negative attitudes towards GM crop production. By addressing the detrimental effects that anti-GM opinions have on nutrition security in developing countries and providing a clear account of the science to counter these attitudes, she hopes to highlight and ultimately bridge this global divide.

Author : Robert W. Herdt,C. Capule
Publisher : Int. Rice Res. Inst.
Page : 61 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Agricultural innovations
ISBN : 9789711040833

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Adoption, Spread, and Production Impact of Modern Rice Varieties in Asia by Robert W. Herdt,C. Capule Pdf