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Even though genetically modified (GM) crops have a lot of economic potential for producers and co... more Even though genetically modified (GM) crops have a lot of economic potential for producers and consumers, they have not been widely accepted due to increasing concerns related to food safety, human, animal, and environmental health. Unlike GM technology, genome-editing technology does not involve the transfer of genetic materials. It is simpler, cheaper, more precise, and faster relative to GM technology and has immense potential for incorporating producer and consumer traits. Genome-editing technology, as a novel process, not has been explored much from the consumer’s side. This study uses a nationally representative survey of 1,573 U.S. consumers to examine their acceptance and willingness to pay for genome-edited foods and GM foods. We used discrete choice experiments to estimate consumers’ willingness to pay for genome-edited foods and GM foods. To evaluate the effects of information, we included a control and two versions of information treatments. In treatment 1 (T1) we provid...
Food Quality and Preference
Gene-editing is a breakthrough technology for crop improvement, but its commercial success depend... more Gene-editing is a breakthrough technology for crop improvement, but its commercial success depends on public acceptance of its foods. Using data from a national survey, we classified respondents into three clusters. Uncertainty-loving individuals were more aware and knowledgeable of genetically modified (GM) and gene-edited foods and more likely to consume both foods in the future than neutral and uncertainty-averse individuals. Past GM food consumption determinants differ from those of future GM and gene-edited food consumption. Information provision left gene-edited food acceptance unchanged, but had unintended consequences for GM foods. Consumers trust domestic start-ups more than multinational firms as technology developers.
Trends in Horticulture, 2018
Vegetable production is an important sector of economy for farmers in Nepal. The analysis was car... more Vegetable production is an important sector of economy for farmers in Nepal. The analysis was carried out to explore the trends in vegetable production sector in Nepal along with the recent trend of some major vegetables in terms of area, production and yield. The time series data from 1977/78 to 2016/17 (40 years) of vegetables production and 5 years data (2011/12 - 2015/16) of major vegetables were collected from reliable source and analysis was done through Microsoft Excel. The results show that between 1977/78 and 2016/17 the area under vegetables cultivation has jumped by 222.8% while production is increased by 728.21% and productivity is increased by 156.6% during this course. The result also reveals that during the period of 5 years (2011/12 - 2015/16), solanaceous and cruciferous vegetables has an increasing trend in area, production and yield except for the area under cultivation for eggplant (declined by 5.2%) and for radish (declined by 6.0%) respectively while cucurbitac...
Q Open, 2022
Compared to the EU, regulations on antibiotic-use in livestock are less stringent in the U.S. If ... more Compared to the EU, regulations on antibiotic-use in livestock are less stringent in the U.S. If consumers prefer non-antibiotic or minimal antibiotic-use meat, labeling different levels of antibiotic-use in the U.S. could have the potential to mitigate the development of antibiotic-resistant livestock. This study used a survey of 660 US consumers to estimate willingness to pay (WTP) for pork chops from pigs raised with different levels of antibiotic-use. Results show that WTP for antibiotic-free pork chops is higher compared to WTP for pork chops produced with minimal-use of antibiotics for disease treatment and conventional-use of antibiotics for growth promotion. These findings suggest that it could be beneficial to differentiate usage-levels of antibiotics when labeling pork products rather than stating “use” or “no use.”
Even though genetically modified (GM) crops have a lot of economic potential for producers and co... more Even though genetically modified (GM) crops have a lot of economic potential for producers and consumers, they have not been widely accepted due to increasing concerns related to food safety, human, animal, and environmental health. Unlike GM technology, genome-editing technology does not involve the transfer of genetic materials. It is simpler, cheaper, more precise, and faster relative to GM technology and has immense potential for incorporating producer and consumer traits. Genome-editing technology, as a novel process, not has been explored much from the consumer’s side. This study uses a nationally representative survey of 1,573 U.S. consumers to examine their acceptance and willingness to pay for genome-edited foods and GM foods. We used discrete choice experiments to estimate consumers’ willingness to pay for genome-edited foods and GM foods. To evaluate the effects of information, we included a control and two versions of information treatments. In treatment 1 (T1) we provid...
Food Quality and Preference
Gene-editing is a breakthrough technology for crop improvement, but its commercial success depend... more Gene-editing is a breakthrough technology for crop improvement, but its commercial success depends on public acceptance of its foods. Using data from a national survey, we classified respondents into three clusters. Uncertainty-loving individuals were more aware and knowledgeable of genetically modified (GM) and gene-edited foods and more likely to consume both foods in the future than neutral and uncertainty-averse individuals. Past GM food consumption determinants differ from those of future GM and gene-edited food consumption. Information provision left gene-edited food acceptance unchanged, but had unintended consequences for GM foods. Consumers trust domestic start-ups more than multinational firms as technology developers.
Trends in Horticulture, 2018
Vegetable production is an important sector of economy for farmers in Nepal. The analysis was car... more Vegetable production is an important sector of economy for farmers in Nepal. The analysis was carried out to explore the trends in vegetable production sector in Nepal along with the recent trend of some major vegetables in terms of area, production and yield. The time series data from 1977/78 to 2016/17 (40 years) of vegetables production and 5 years data (2011/12 - 2015/16) of major vegetables were collected from reliable source and analysis was done through Microsoft Excel. The results show that between 1977/78 and 2016/17 the area under vegetables cultivation has jumped by 222.8% while production is increased by 728.21% and productivity is increased by 156.6% during this course. The result also reveals that during the period of 5 years (2011/12 - 2015/16), solanaceous and cruciferous vegetables has an increasing trend in area, production and yield except for the area under cultivation for eggplant (declined by 5.2%) and for radish (declined by 6.0%) respectively while cucurbitac...
Q Open, 2022
Compared to the EU, regulations on antibiotic-use in livestock are less stringent in the U.S. If ... more Compared to the EU, regulations on antibiotic-use in livestock are less stringent in the U.S. If consumers prefer non-antibiotic or minimal antibiotic-use meat, labeling different levels of antibiotic-use in the U.S. could have the potential to mitigate the development of antibiotic-resistant livestock. This study used a survey of 660 US consumers to estimate willingness to pay (WTP) for pork chops from pigs raised with different levels of antibiotic-use. Results show that WTP for antibiotic-free pork chops is higher compared to WTP for pork chops produced with minimal-use of antibiotics for disease treatment and conventional-use of antibiotics for growth promotion. These findings suggest that it could be beneficial to differentiate usage-levels of antibiotics when labeling pork products rather than stating “use” or “no use.”