This collection of 26 papers examines consumer reactions to information about genetically modified foods, regulatory issues, farmer acceptance of biotech products, and changes in industrial organization in the life science and food sector. Topics include a comparison of consumer attitudes towards genetically modified food in Ireland and the U.S., the effect of bovine somatotropin on dairy farm profits, quantifying scientific risk communications of agrobiotechnology, and the durability of strategic industry alliances. Distributed by Oxford University Press. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
This book addresses a topical issue and is based on papers presented at the fourth meeting of The International Consortium on Agricultural Biotechnology Research (ICABR), on Economics of Agricultural Biotechnology, held at Ravello, Italy, in August 2000. Organized in to four parts, this volume focuses on: -consumer reactions to GM food information -regulatory issues -farmer acceptance of biotech products -changes in industrial organization in life science and food sectors
