Genetically modified (GM) crops have been largely adopted in major exporting countriesthereby representing a dominant share of a few key agricultural commodities that aretraded in international markets. Regulatory reviews and approvals for the cultivation andmarketing of GM crops, however, are...

Since their commercial introduction in 1996, genetically modified (GM)crops have been quickly adopted world wide, but some GM crops/varieties have notreceived regulatory approval for use in some importing countries, leading toasynchronicity in regulatory approvals. In this context, the...

The rise of contract farming and vertical integration is one of the most important changes in modern agriculture. Yet the adoption and diffusion of these new forms of organization has varied widely across regions, commodities, or farm types, however. Transaction cost theories and the like are...