The High Value to Society of Modern Agriculture: Global Food Security, Climate Protection, and Preservation of the Environment – Evidence from the European Union

Witzke, Harald von; Noleppa, Steffen

doi:10.1108/s1574-871520150000016016

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“…Europe should remember that more than 30 million ha are cultivated outside EU to feed Europeans, and still reducing the production by supporting organics is becoming a risky choice and a dangerous strategy. New food crisis is expected in the next coming years; they will hardly touch Europeans by food shortage, but Europe will transfer his problems to developing countries and to a further increase in global warming (Von Witzke and Steffen Noleppa, 2016).…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Deforming mirrors converting GMOs into smog

Defez

2016

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Purpose The debate around the use and study of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is so complex that frequently people miss that the outcome of some political/social/economic decisions are taken in such a way that the legal/agricultural/medical coherence is lost. The purpose of this text is to underline the contradictions in the European approach to GMOs, when for the past 20 years the European Union (EU) has been using and importing GMOs but rejecting its study or cultivation. Design/methodology/approach The approach follows the distance among public declarations against GMOs from most of the political representatives, followed by decision on our health, nutrition and economic development going exactly in the opposite direction. The arrival of the new genome-edited plants cannot solve all requirements, as in many cases an entire new function should be added and, at present, this will be again a GMO irrespective to the technique used to add a new gene. The delay in taking these decisions are now posing a hazard on the cultural and economic development of the EU. Findings The laws (directives) on GMOs in the EU are far too restrictive and suffer from an over-regulation that prevent any attempt to come to a science-based approach on genetically modified (GM) plants. The basis for the definition and the restrictions is on the technology and not on the final product. However, on the other hand, the GMOs are the only product where the safety analysis is on the final product (which is not the case for organics productions). The paradox is that all restrictions are concentrated on GM plants to be cultivated in Europe, as if the main hazard would be on the environmental impact of local cultivation. Meanwhile, the EU has no concern if the same environmental damage happens abroad and EU is the final user of the technology as 68 different GMOs are imported and used even for human consumption in Europe. Originality/value Fighting against the EU over-regulation would appear to be a position supporting multinational seed companies (none of them based in the EU), described as polluters. The proposed approach is the opposite, asking for a more restrictive regulation to show to the consumers that: most local EU high quality food products are derived from GM-fed animals; GM cotton is potentially far more risky than any GM food; and reducing GM plants cultivated in Europe increases the pesticide sold by chemical companies (mostly based in the EU).

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Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Deforming mirrors converting GMOs into smog

Defez

2016

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“…The economic impact of this research project (Table 3) is measured by a set of indicators as the effect on productivity, expenses, and economic contribution to the growth of the Spanish rice industry (Acosta and Curt, 2019;Sanchez-Escobar et al, 2018;Witzke and Noleppa, 2016). Results show an economic improvement between 2013 and 2018.…”

Section: Economic Impactmentioning

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Beyond scientific contribution: Assessment of the societal impact of research and innovation to build a sustainable agri-food sector

Chams

Guesmi

Gil

2020

Journal of Environmental Management

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Due to the climate change and increased attention toward environmental management issues, the agri-food sector has been extensively relying on research, development, and innovation (RDi) to transform conventional agricultural production into a sustainable and eco-friendly industry. While the academic contribution of research has been relatively easily identified in the literature, the assessment of its societal impact remains underdeveloped. Accordingly, this study employs mixed-method evaluation approaches, mainly ASIRPA framework and Impact Oriented Monitoring (IOM) model to better understand and measure the multidimensional impacts of RDi in the agri-food sector in Spain. The objective of this analysis is to identify the impact of research on the society and the ecosystem. An in-depth case study analysis is conducted to examine the "best practices" program to promote sustainable techniques in the rice cultivation. Empirical findings suggest a standardized index to measure the economic, socio-territorial, health, political, capacity building, and environmental impacts, involving the stakeholder-network evaluation. The study highlights important implications for firm management decisions monitoring research uptake and policy design in the agri-food sector.

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“…The benefit generated by each farmland attribute is the foundation for prioritizing the cancellation order for all types of contaminated farmlands. Moreover, the results of the evaluated benefits can be used as a compensation guideline when zones are classified for agricultural purposes, and this is deemed to be a beneficial and a fair action for agricultural development [39,40].…”

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Evaluation of the Contribution of Farmland Attributes to the Total Benefit from Its Contamination Remediation: Evidence from Taiwan

Liou

et al. 2023

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This study fills the gap in the existing literature by developing a two-stage quantile spatial Durbin model to evaluate the benefit from the cancellation of controlled contaminated farmlands. The results of monetary benefit are to identify the contribution of farmland attributed to the change in the total benefit resulting from the cancellation of contaminated farmlands. The results show that the significant impacts are the attributes resulting from the size of the transacted farmland, the distance between the transacted farmland and the main traffic artery, and the price of the construction site where the transacted farmlands are located. The results indicate that for every 1000 square meter increase in farmland size, the farmland price increases by about 45–105% in the non-agricultural planning zone, the Taoyuan Aerotropolis life circle, and decreases by about 81–131% in the agricultural planning zones. Moreover, for the price quantiles of 50% and above, the total benefit from the announcement of contamination cancellation to the ensuing transaction is reflected by an increase in the transaction price of 1.67–12.98% of the total benefit for non-agricultural Taoyuan Aerotropolis life circle zoning. By contrast, the total benefit from the same action taken for the other three agricultural development life circles is reflected by a reduction in the transaction price of 1.89–134.89%. These results indicate that the cancellation of highly priced contaminated farmlands is not anticipated if they are planned for agricultural purposes.

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The High Value to Society of Modern Agriculture: Global Food Security, Climate Protection, and Preservation of the Environment – Evidence from the European Union

Cited by 7 publications

References 7 publications

Deforming mirrors converting GMOs into smog

Deforming mirrors converting GMOs into smog

Beyond scientific contribution: Assessment of the societal impact of research and innovation to build a sustainable agri-food sector

Evaluation of the Contribution of Farmland Attributes to the Total Benefit from Its Contamination Remediation: Evidence from Taiwan

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