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The impacts and acceptance of agricultural biotechnology: an introduction to the special issue

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 November 2014

David Zilberman  and
Justus Wesseler
David Zilberman
Affiliation:
Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA. Tel: 510 642-6570. Fax: 510 643-8911. E-mail: zilber11@berkeley.edu
Justus Wesseler
Affiliation:
Agricultural Economics and Rural Policy Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, The Netherlands. E-mail: Justus.wesseler@wur.nl
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Abstract

Attitudes towards and acceptance of agricultural biotechnology, which involves inserting genes that carry new traits into existing varieties, has been subject to much debate. This special issue aims to address several gaps in the literature on genetically modified (GM) technology in agriculture. Some of the papers in the issue address the economic and health aspects of genetic modification in agriculture while others examine consumers’ attitudes towards GM products, and the marketing and labeling of GM products.

Type
Research Article
Information
Environment and Development Economics , Volume 19 , Issue 6 , December 2014 , pp. 669 - 675
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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