Policies related to the conservation of agricultural plant biodiversity are addressed in a chapter that discusses methods for valuing genetic resources and the implications of property rights regimes for plant breeding programs. Another area of concern today is food safety, particularly in transgenic crops, but genetically modified crops can also promote human health. For instance, the health benefits from consuming canola oil are reported to be as large as the gross value of the crop, much greater than the benefits to producers and consumers measured conventionally. Contributors to the book are Julian M. Alston, Walter J. Armbruster, Peter J. Barry, Wilfred Beckerman, Derek Byerlee, Barbara J. Craig, Robert Evenson, Richard Gray, Zvi Griliches, Paul W. Heisey, Frances Homans, Peter Lindert, Stavroula Malla, Philip G. Pardey, Prabhu L. Pingali, Ismail Serageldin, Michael J. Taylor, Greg Traxler, James E. Wilen, and Brian D. Wright. Download full-text statement .
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