Agricultural Biotechnology: An Economic Perspective

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英文名称：

Agricultural Biotechnology: An Economic Perspective

作者：

David Schimmelpfennig; Jan Lew; rowski; John Reilly; Marinos Tsigas; Ian Parry; Roy Darwin; Zhuang Li; Robert Mendelsohn; Tim Mount

工作单位：

USDA's Economic Research Service

来源地址：

https://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/pub-details/?pubid=40592

关键词：

biotechnology; 

年份：

1994

出版地：

Washington, DC, USA

总页数：

59 pp

语种：

English

摘要：

The development of agricultural biotechnology offers the opportunity to increase crop production, lower farming costs, improve food quality and safety, and enhance environmental quality. This report describes the economic, scientific, and social factors that will influence the future of biotechnology in agriculture. The supply of biotechnology innovations and products will be affected by public policies and by expectations of producer and consumer demand for the products. The demand for biotechnology by farmers and food processors is derived from the expected profitability of using the technology as an input to production. Ultimately, the use of biotechnology in the farm sector will depend on consumer demand for the biotechnology-derived agricultural product.