TY  - CHAP
AB  - The widespread introduction of genetically modified (GM) crops may change the effect of agriculture on the environment. The magnitude and direction of expected effects are still being hotly debated, and the interests served in this discussion arena are often far from those of science and social welfare maximization. This chapter proposes that GM crops have net positive environmental effects, while regulatory responses focus mainly on environmental concerns, giving an unbalanced picture of the regulatory context. This unbalance supports the hypothesis that environmental concerns about GM crops have been politically instrumentalized and that more attention should be paid to regulatory responses considering the environmental benefits of this technology. It is also argued that a number of environmental effects have not yet been quantified and more research is needed in this direction.
VL  - 10
SN  - 978-0-85724-758-2, 978-0-85724-757-5/1574-8715
DO  - 10.1108/S1574-8715(2011)0000010012
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/S1574-8715(2011)0000010012
AU  - Wesseler Justus
AU  - Scatasta Sara
AU  - Hadji Fall El
ED  - Colin A. Carter
ED  - GianCarlo Moschini
ED  - Ian Sheldon
PY  - 2011
Y1  - 2011/01/01
TI  - Chapter 7 The Environmental Benefits and Costs of Genetically Modified (GM) Crops
T2  - Genetically Modified Food and Global Welfare
T3  - Frontiers of Economics and Globalization
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 173
EP  - 199
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -