The cost of not adopting new agricultural food biotechnologies

Robert Paarlberg; Stuart J Smyth

doi:10.1016/j.tibtech.2022.09.006

The cost of not adopting new agricultural food biotechnologies

Trends Biotechnol. 2023 Mar;41(3):304-306. doi: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2022.09.006. Epub 2022 Oct 7.

Authors

Robert Paarlberg¹, Stuart J Smyth²

Affiliations

¹ Wellesley College, Department of Political Science, Harvard University, Wellesley, MA, USA.
² Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Sask., Canada. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 36210289
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibtech.2022.09.006

Abstract

Achieving the United Nations (UN) Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) will require additional innovation investments and increased adoption of resulting technologies. This will be particularly important for improving food security, crop nutrient availability, and sustainability. This article presents some of the global costs of not adopting genetically modified (GM) crops and genome editing breeding.

Keywords: Sustainable Development Goals; benefits; genetically modified crops; innovation; regulation.

MeSH terms

Agriculture / methods
Biotechnology* / methods
Gene Editing / methods
Plant Breeding*
Plants, Genetically Modified / genetics