Consumer preferences and trade in genetically modified foods
Major agricultural exporters have adopted genetic engineering in agriculture to increase productivity. However, consumers in certain importing countries, particularly the EU and Japan, are wary of these products. In this paper, we analyze the impact of consumer attitudes towards genetically modified...
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| author | Pohl Nielsen, Chantal Thierfelder, Karen Robinson, Sherman |
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| description | Major agricultural exporters have adopted genetic engineering in agriculture to increase productivity. However, consumers in certain importing countries, particularly the EU and Japan, are wary of these products. In this paper, we analyze the impact of consumer attitudes towards genetically modified (GM) food on global production, prices, and trade patterns. We find that the potential benefits for GM producers depend crucially on consumer willingness to accept these new varieties. If consumers in some countries reject GM foods, then the global benefits from GM products are reduced and distributed differently. Production of non-GM foods may increase, despite the productivity gains in GM varieties." -- Authors' Abstract |
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| spelling | CGSpace1578762025-01-24T08:54:52Z Consumer preferences and trade in genetically modified foods Pohl Nielsen, Chantal Thierfelder, Karen Robinson, Sherman genetically modified foods economic aspects trade food production prices biotechnology agricultural trade computable general equilibrium models consumer behaviour Major agricultural exporters have adopted genetic engineering in agriculture to increase productivity. However, consumers in certain importing countries, particularly the EU and Japan, are wary of these products. In this paper, we analyze the impact of consumer attitudes towards genetically modified (GM) food on global production, prices, and trade patterns. We find that the potential benefits for GM producers depend crucially on consumer willingness to accept these new varieties. If consumers in some countries reject GM foods, then the global benefits from GM products are reduced and distributed differently. Production of non-GM foods may increase, despite the productivity gains in GM varieties." -- Authors' Abstract 2003-11 2024-10-24T12:52:18Z 2024-10-24T12:52:18Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/157876 en Limited Access Elsevier Nielsen, Chantal Pohl; Thierfelder, Karen; Robinson, Sherman. 2003. Consumer preferences and trade in genetically modified foods. Journal of Policy Modeling 25(8): 777-794. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpolmod.2003.07.001 |
| spellingShingle | genetically modified foods economic aspects trade food production prices biotechnology agricultural trade computable general equilibrium models consumer behaviour Pohl Nielsen, Chantal Thierfelder, Karen Robinson, Sherman Consumer preferences and trade in genetically modified foods |
| title | Consumer preferences and trade in genetically modified foods |
| title_full | Consumer preferences and trade in genetically modified foods |
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| title_short | Consumer preferences and trade in genetically modified foods |
| title_sort | consumer preferences and trade in genetically modified foods |
| topic | genetically modified foods economic aspects trade food production prices biotechnology agricultural trade computable general equilibrium models consumer behaviour |
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