The Political Economy of Biotechnology
Published: 01.12.2015
Authors: David Zilberman, Gregory Graff, Gal Hochman, Scott Kaplan
The introduction of GE to agriculture has encoun-tered strong resistance, reflecting conflicting groups within and between countries. This has resulted in a regulatory environment that has limited the application of GE mostly to feed and fiber and practically restricted its application in food. While agricultural biotechnology has already provided significant benefits, much of its potential…