Les debats actuels sur les organismes genetiquement modifies (OGM) dans l'agriculture montrent des divergences dans la perception des risques et des benefices lies au genie genetique. Les OGM peuvent beneficier aux pays pauvres comme riches, mais ils soulevent des questions de securite sanitaire...

The economic welfare implications of some countries using new genetically modified varieties in crop production will depend on which countries choose to adopt them and on whether others (notably Western Europe) ban their importation. They also depend on existing (non-GMO-specific) agricultural...

When prices spike in international grain markets, national governments often reduce the extent to which that spike affects their domestic food markets. Those actions exacerbate the price spike and international welfare transfer associated with that terms of trade change. Several recent analyses...

The first generation of genetically modified crop varieties, currently most widespread in the maize and soybean sectors, sought to increase farmer profitability by improving agronomic traits. The next generation of biotech research is focusing also on breeding for attributes desired by...