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041 0 _aEn
043 _aUS
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072 0 _aG00
090 _aREP-4181
100 1 _aOffutt, S.E.
245 0 0 _aIssues and developments in biotechnology:
_b What's an economist to do?
260 _c1987
340 _aPrinted
500 _aReferences p. 32-33
520 _aThe spectacular nature of many of the breakthroughs in biotechnology has generated considerable publicity and has made demands on agricultural economistsfor ex ante assessment of potential impacts. This article suggests a research agenda for evaluating the impacts of biotechnology on agricultural production inthe USA. It reviews the regulatory history to identify problems unique to the application of biotechnology to agriculture.
546 _aEnglish
595 _aRPC
650 1 0 _aBiotechnology
650 1 0 _aEconomic sociology
650 1 7 _aEconomics
_gAGROVOC
_2
_91093
650 1 7 _aInnovation adoption
_gAGROVOC
_2
_91160
650 1 0 _aProduction
650 1 0 _aProduction policies
_91221
650 1 0 _aRegulations
650 1 0 _aRisk
700 1 _aKuchler, F.,
_ecoaut.
773 0 _tAgricultural Economics Research
_n617547
_gv. 39, no. 1, p. 25-33
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