Following the World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling favoring Brazil over U.S. cotton growers, the debate continues over the impact of U.S. farm policy. For U.S. cotton policy, the price impact depends on several factors, including the extent to which it is decoupled from production. The impact...

Dieser Beitrag überprüft die Wohlstandseffekte, die durch die Einführung von Pflanzen mit gentechnisch modifizierten Organismen (GVO-Pflanzen) sowohl für die Erzeuger von GVO- und Nicht-GVO-Pflanzen, als auch für die Verbraucher von GVO-und Nicht-GVO-Pflanzen entstehen. Es wird ein...

World agricultural resources will be altered by climate change which will require both public and private actions. Global agriculture is affected by invasive alien pest and disease species and by severe weather such as sea-level rise flooding and drought. Rising sea levels will increase salinity...

International trade agreements are central to food security. The links between trade and the four dimensions in food security (availability, access, utilization, and stability) are examined. Freer trade in agricultural products provides additional food security. This is bolstered by factors such...