The Global Economic Impacts of Roundup Ready Soybeans

Konduru, Srinivasa; Kruse, John; Kalaitzandonakes, Nicholas

doi:10.1007/978-0-387-72299-3_19

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“…There is ample evidence of the economic benefits of transgenic soya. Konduru et al (2008) reviewed the global economic impacts of RoundupReady ® soya beans, and noted that adoption has been associated with non‐pecuniary benefits such as ease of use, decrease in health risk for operators and environmental advantages. In modelling yield trends they assumed that HT and conventional soya beans have comparable yields.…”

Section: Economic Impacts Use In Biodiesel and Eu Cultivationmentioning

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Transgenic soya beans: economic implications for EU livestock sector

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Quality Assurance and Safety of Crops &Amp; Foods

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World oilseed trade consists of many closely substitutable commodities, with canola and cottonseed as possible alternatives to soya beans for many purposes. Transgenic events in all three crops have been widely adopted, particularly in North and South America, for compelling economic or agronomic reasons. Despite the close attention from organizations concerned about the potential consequences of transgenic crop adoption, there appears to be no substantiated evidence of transgenic DNA in meat or milk products when such crops are fed to livestock. The global area of these transgenic crops continues to increase. No transgenic canola, cotton or soya bean crops are permitted for commercial cultivation in Europe, and although transgenic feed resources are permitted for import, importers risk shipments being denied entry if the traces of an unauthorized transgenic crop are detected. These tight controls can mean that livestock farmers in the EU are disadvantaged due to restricted access to cheaper feed or higher feed costs, and they are thus loosing a degree of competitive advantage. This paper reviews the extent to which transgenic soya beans have become the 'conventional' method of cultivation elsewhere, and notes implications this has for livestock nutrition, traceability and economics within the EU. The paper concludes with discussion regarding the implications for the EU of delayed acceptance of newly available transgenic traits.

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Section: Economic Impacts Use In Biodiesel and Eu Cultivationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Transgenic soya beans: economic implications for EU livestock sector

McFarlane

Park

Ceddia

et al. 2011

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“…Soybeans (Glycine max L.) were the first Roundup Ready Ò (RR) crop to be introduced into markets in 1996. They rapidly displaced conventional soybeans because of advantages for crop management and yields, and currently account for more than half of the soybean fieldcrops around the world (Konduru, Kruse, & Kalaitzandonakes, 2008). RR soybeans are widely accepted in the global markets; they are one of the two currently accepted GM varieties of soybeans in Europe, which has the most restrictive laws regarding GM importation.…”

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“…The analyses are divided into protein-based methods and DNA-based methods. Protein-based methods such as Enzyme-Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay (ELISA) use specific antibodies, which require previous knowledge of the GM to be analysed, but are quicker, cheaper, and simpler than DNA-based methods (Konduru et al, 2008). DNA-based methods are laboratory sensitive, expensive and slow; the lowest practical limit of detection of GM DNA material is around 0.1% (Miljuš-Djukić et al, 2010).…”

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Differences between conventional and glyphosate tolerant soybeans and moisture effect in their discrimination by near infrared spectroscopy

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Previous studies showed that Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) could distinguish between Roundup Ready® (RR) and conventional soybeans at the bulk and single seed sample level, but it was not clear which compounds drove the classification. In this research the varieties used did not show significant differences in major compounds between RR and conventional beans, but moisture content had a big impact on classification accuracies. Four of the five RR samples had slightly higher moistures and had a higher water uptake than their conventional counterparts. This could be linked with differences in their hulls, being either compositional or morphological. Because water absorption occurs in the same region as main compounds in hulls (mainly carbohydrates) and water causes physical changes from swelling, variations in moisture cause a complex interaction resulting in a large impact on discrimination accuracies.

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“…Many other studies use a similar approach, when analyzing biotech crops. Konduru, Kruse, and Kalaitzandonakes (2008) use the same model to study the economic impacts of RR soybean adoption on the global market. They also incorporate a welfare distribution analysis in their study.…”

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“…There have been a few studies that research the economic changes that transgenic crops bring to individual producers, seed companies, and the economy as a whole. Konduru, Kruse, and Kalaitzandonakes (2008) analyze the global economic impacts of Roundup Ready (RR) soybeans, as well as the distribution of economic benefits. They find a $31 billion benefit to all parties, including consumers and producers all over the world, as well as the supply chain of the soybean complex, and find large aggregate economic impacts from adopting RR soybean.…”

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Three essays on job satisfaction, meat consumption and transgenic soybean

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The 2014 edition of the China Family Panel Studies dataset is used to show how perceptions of job satisfaction, promotion satisfaction and social status vary based on individua l treatment in the labor market. A Mincer Earnings Function is used to generate expected wages for each worker based on his or her education, work experience, and region. The unexplained wagethe difference between actual and expected wages-is a measure of the individual worker's treatment. Workers paid less than expected based on their skills are considered to be treated relatively poorly while those paid more than expected are treated atypically well. Similar to studies based on market economies, Chinese perceptions of job satisfaction, promotion satisfaction and social status are nearly uncorrelated with market information. Both observed and unexplained higher individual wage relative to the expected market wage positively affects the three employment perception measures, and the effects of income inequality differ by its observability; holding the unexpected wage constant, old workers are more inclined to report higher level of job satisfaction and social status than their young counterparts, and the old, female, rural and educated workers experience higher level of job satisfaction and social status, and the old, female and rural workers report higher level of promotion satisfaction. Workers in government departments report the highest level of job satisfaction, promotion satisfaction and social status.

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The Global Economic Impacts of Roundup Ready Soybeans

Cited by 11 publications

References 7 publications

Transgenic soya beans: economic implications for EU livestock sector

Transgenic soya beans: economic implications for EU livestock sector

Differences between conventional and glyphosate tolerant soybeans and moisture effect in their discrimination by near infrared spectroscopy

Three essays on job satisfaction, meat consumption and transgenic soybean

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