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| Tekijä: | Harhoff, D. Regibeau, P. Rockett, K. |
| Otsikko: | Some simple economics of GM food |
| Lehti: | Economic Policy
2001 : OCT, 33, p. 263-300 |
| Asiasana: | ECONOMICS ECONOMIC CONDITIONS FOOD FOOD INDUSTRY AGRICULTURAL INDUSTRY |
| Kieli: | eng |
| Tiivistelmä: | Public opposition to the genetic engineering of food crops (GM food) has not been based solely on concern about biological risks. The authors argue that the GM food industry may be on course for further consolidation, and this could be anti-competitive. The authors argue also that the integration of seed and agrichemical manufacturers may bias the introduction of GM traits in undesirable directions. Some business practices (such as tie-in contracts between seeds and complementary products such as herbicides) may have an exclusionary motive that warrants scrutiny on anti- competitive grounds, while some other practices appear more benign. Finally, the authors argue against granting patents on genes or even on gene 'functions'. |
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