Shoemaker, Robbin Harwood, Joy Day-Rubenstein, Kelly Dunahay, Terry Heisey, Paul Hoffman, Linwood Klotz-Ingram, Cassandra Lin, William Mitchell, Lorraine McBride, William Fernandez-Cornejo, Jorge
Abstract
Agricultural biotechnology has been advancing very rapidly, and while it presents many promises, it also poses as many questions. Many dimensions to agricultural biotechnology need to be considered to adequately inform public policy. Policy is made more difficult by the fact that agricultural biotechnology encompasses many policy issues addressed in very different ways. We have identified 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. This report focuses on the economic aspects of these issues and addresses some current and timely issues as well as longer term issues.
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Paper provided by United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service in its series Agricultural Information Bulletins with number
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