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Rational versus Emotional Behavioral Responses in Wine Tasting: a Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Experiment
Carlo CALTAGIRONE*, Pasquale Lucio SCANDIZZO*, Sara SAVASTANO, and Massimiliano OLIVERI, Fondazione Santa Lucia and University of Rome Tor Vergata

High and Rising Alcohol Content of Wine and Climate Change
Julian ALSTON, University of California Davis

The Economics of Fermentation: Wine & Beer Technology
David ZILBERMAN, University of California Berkeley


The Economics of Beer, 2011, Oxford University Press
Johan F.M. SWINNEN, LICOS - Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Cellulosic Biofuels: Land Use and Economic Implications
Madhu KHANNA, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign


Revisiting the Cotton Problem. A Comparative Analysis of Cotton Reforms in Sub-Saharan Africa
Claire DELPEUCH - Sciences Po (GEM), Johan SWINNEN - LICOS, KULeuven, Anneleen VANDEPLAS* - LICOS, KULeuven

Genetically Modified Crops and Midwestern Farm Production: Evidence at the State Level over 1960-2004
Jessica SCHURING - Iowa State University, Wallace HUFFMAN* - Iowa State University, Xing FAN - Iowa State University,


Impact of Bt Cotton on Pesticide Poisoning in India: a Panel Data Analysis
Shahzad KOUSER* - Georg August University of Goettingen, Matin QAIM - University of Gottingen

The Potential for Ethanol as a Sustainable Household Cooking Energy Option in Africa - A Review
Ewa SOBCZYNSKA* - IFPRI, Wei ZHANG – IFPRI, Siwa MSANGI - IFPRI


Biomass and Carbon Neutrality: A Zero Sum Game?
Roger SEDJO* - Resources for the Future


GHG Mitigation with Scarce Land. Should N Input Be Increased to Yield Additional Land for Energy cropping?
Andreas MEYER-AURICH* - Leibniz-Institute for Agricultural Engineering, Olesen JORGEN E. - Unversity of Aarhus, Annette PROCHNOW - Leibniz-Institute for Agricultural Engineering Potsdam-Bornim, Reiner BRUNSCH - Leibniz-Institute for Agricultural Engineering Potsdam-Bornim

Modeling Economic Performance of an Agroforestry System under Yield and Price Risk
Markus GANDORFER* - TU Munchen, Karin ECKSTEIN - TU Munchen, Helmut HOFFMANN - TU Munchen


The Compact: a Voluntary Contractual Compensation Mechanism
Dominic MUYLDERMANS* - CropLife International

A Global Stakeholder Survey on the Potential of Biotechnology to Address the Challenges of Global Climate Change
Philipp AERNI* - University of Bern, David ERMEN - University of Bern

The View of Stakeholders on GMOs in Brazil: Where We Are Now?
Deise M M CAPALBO – EMBRAPA, Paulo Ricardo S OLIVEIRA - IE/Unicamp, Olivia M N ARANTES - LAC Biosafety Project, Jose Maria F.J. DA SILVEIRA* - Institute of Economics, Izaias C BORGES – PUCCAMP, Alexandre G. MAIA - IE/Unicamp


Barriers to Biofuels in Canada: Results of an Expert Delphi Survey
Simona LUBIENIECHI* - University of Saskatchewan, Stuart SMYTH - University of Saskatchewan


Using Socio-Economic Considerations in the Decision Making Process Concerning Living Modified Organisms
Paul THOMASSIN* - McGill University


Designing Marketing Campaign to Increase the Acceptance Genetically Modified
Amir HEIMAN* - Hebrew University, Israel


Food-Versus -Fuel in the Media: the Emergence of a Public Storyline
Edna EINSIEDEL* - University of Calgary


The Impact of Knowledge Spillovers on Venture Funding of Biotechnology Startups
Christos KOLYMPIRIS - University of Missouri, Nicholas KALAITZANDONAKES* - University of Missouri, Douglas MILLER - University of Missouri

Beyond Transgenics: State of the Art and Commercial Status of New Plant Breeding Technologies
Maria LUSSER* - European Commission - JRC – IPTS, Claudia PARISI - European Commission - JRC – IPTS, Emilio RODRIGUEZ CEREZO - European Commission - JRC - IPTS

Developing Improved Tools for the Economic Analysis of Innovations in the Bioeconomy: Towards an LC-SWOT Concept?
Davide VIAGGI* - University of Bologna


Impact of Environmental Regulation on Mechanization and Labor Welfare in the Sugar and Ethanol Industries in Brazil
Marcia MORAES* - University of Sao Paulo, Fabiola Cristina OLIVEIRA - University of Sao Paulo, Margarida G. FIGUEIREDO - Federal University of Mato Grosso


Managing Trade in Products of Biotechnology; Which Alternative to Choose: Science or Politics?
Stuart SMYTH - University of Saskatchewan, William KERR - University of Saskatchewan, Peter WB PHILLIPS* - University of Saskatchewan


The Impact of Regulation on GM Crops Trade: a Constant Market Share Analysis
Paulo Ricardo S OLIVEIRA - IE/Unicamp, Jose Maria F.J. DA SILVEIRA* - Institute of Economics, Izaias C BORGES - PUCCAMP


International Trade in Biofuels: Legal and Economic Issues
Jeremy DE BEER - University of Ottawa, Stuart SMYTH* - University of Saskatchewan


Policy Roundtable Socio-Economic Considerations, Biosafety, Biotechnology and Decision Making
Janet CARPENTER, Consultant, USA
David CASTLE, University of Edinburgh
Jose FALCK-ZEPEDA, IFPRI
Eric SACHS, Monsanto
Justus WESSELER, Technische Universität München


Carlo CARRARO, President, Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia, and Vice-Chair, IPCC Working Group III


FAO SESSION I
Building Resilience to Climate Change in Smallholder Agricultural Systems: Economic Approaches to Assessing Adaptation to Climate Change in Sub-Saharan Africa

Farmer Adaptation to Climate?Induced Information Disruption: Experiments in Ambiguity Aversion in African Countries
Timothy J. DALTON, Kansas State University

Social Safety Nets in Sub-Saharan Africa: Recent Developments and Implications for Climate Change Adaptation
Benjamin DAVIS, FAO


Assessing agricultural and environmental impacts from changes in smallholder production systems: methods and empirical results from Senegal
Romina CAVATASSI, FAO


An Update on Developments in Agricultural Biotechnology in Sub-Saharan Africa
Jennifer A. THOMSON* - University of Cape Town

Balancing Agricultural Development Resources: Are GM and Organic Agriculture in Opposition in Africa?
Ari NOVY* - Rutgers University, Samuel LEDERMANN - Rutgers University, Carl PRAY - Rutgers University, Latha NAGARAJAN - Rutgers University


Dynamics of Biotechnology Regulation and Opportunities for Biotechnology Innovation in Africa: Exploring Regulatory Policy Brokering
Ann KINGIRI*

Structural Transformation of the Indian Economy and its Agriculture: 1961-2040
Hans BINSWANGER, Institute for Economic Research on Innovation, Tshwane University of Technology, Tshwane, South Africa


AGRICULTURE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND POVERTY REDUCTION

Emile FRISON, Bioversity
Geoffrey Oscar LIVINGSTON, IFAD
Gero CARLETTO, The World Bank


FAO SESSION II
Capturing Synergies between Adaptation, Mitigation and Food Security in Smallholder Agricultural Transformations

Climate Smart Agricultural Growth Strategies: a Cross-Country Analysis of Recent Experience andLlessons for the Future
Nancy McCARTY, Lead Analytics

Modeling Institutional Effects on Technology Adoption and Implications for Adaptation and Mitigation
Jeronim CAPALDO, FAO

Impact of Sustainable Land Management Technologies on Food Security and Climate Change Mitigation/Adaptation: a Synthesis of the Evidence Base
Giacomo BRANCA, FAO


Developing Policies for Smallholder Agriculture Transition
Andrea WOOLVERTON* - FAO


Developing Sustainable Rice Value Chains in Senegal: The Role of Policy Sequencing
Matty DEMONT* - AfricaRice
Amy C. RIZZOTTO - AfricaRice


Toward the Sustainable Practice of Agricultural Biotechnology: The case of AfricaRice
Nicelma KING* - University of California, Davis

Rich Consumers and Poor Producers: Quality and Rent Distribution in Global Value Chains
Johan SWINNEN - LICOS, KULeuven, Anneleen VANDEPLAS* - LICOS, KULeuven


Diffusion of Bt Cotton in India: Impact of Seed Prices and Technological Development
Anchal ARORA* - Jawaharlal Nehru University, Sangeeta BANSAL - JNU


Are the Economic Benefits of Bt Cotton Sustainable? Evidence from Indian Panel Data
Jonas KATHAGE* - University of Gottingen, Matin QAIM - University of Gottingen

Technical Efficiency of Bt Cotton and Non-Bt Cotton Farmers in North India: A Stochastic Frontier Approach
Puran MAL* - Justus Liebig University Giessen, Arahalli Venkataronappa MANJUNATHA - Justus Liebig University Giessen, Siegfried BAUER - Justus Liebig University Giessen
Mirza Nomman AHMED - Justus Liebig University Giessen

Fact or Artefact: the Impact of Measurement Errors on the Farm Size - Productivity Relationship
Gero CARLETTO - The World Bank, Sara SAVASTANO - University of Rome Tor Vergata - DEI-CEIS, Alberto ZEZZA* - The World Bank


Determinants of Adopting Agricultural Technologies in Developing Countries: More Food with Imazapyr-Resistant Maize in Western Kenya
Djana Babatima MIGNOUNA* - Sokoine University of Agriculture, International Institute of Agriculture, K.D.S MUTABAZI - Sokoine University of Agriculture, E.M. SENKONDO - Sokoine University of Agriculture, V.M. MANYONG - International Institute of Tropical Agriculture


Determinants of Economic Gains from Crop Production in Africa: The Case of Smallholder Group Farmers in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Dennis Otieno OCHIENG* - Egerton University, George OWUOR - Egerton University, Eliud BIRACHI - CIAT-Africa, Robin BURUCHARA - CIAT-Africa, Justus OCHIENG - Africa Economic Reasearch Consortium, Sylvain MAPATANO - CSO DioBass/CIAT-DRC

Farmers Heterogeneity and Technology Adoption in Rural Kenya
Sara SAVASTANO* - University of Rome Tor Vergata - DEI-CEIS, Gustavo ANRIQUEZ – FAO, Federica ALFANI - University of Rome Tor Vergata and FAO, Adriana PAOLANTONIO - University of Rome Tor Vergata and FAO


The Contribution of Agriculture Biotechnology to Sustainable Agribusiness
Em. Prof. Marc Baron VAN MONTAGU, President of the European Federation of Biotechnology

Methane, Animal Breeding and Beef and Sheep Farmers Readiness for Uptake
Elizabeth Ann BRUCE* - Innogen, University of Edinburgh

A Proper Methodology to Measure Carbon Leakages from Indirect Output Use Change (iOUC) due to Alternative Biofuel Policies
Harry DE GORTER - Cornell University, Drabik DUSAN* - Cornell University

Behavioral Determinants of Adaptation to Climate Change: Selection of Drought Tolerant Maize Seed Using Framed Field Experiments in Three African Countries
Timothy DALTON* - Kansas State University

US Maize Yield Growth Implications for Ethanol and Greenhouse Gas Emissions
John MIRANOWSKI - Iowa State University, Alicia ROSBURG - Iowa State University, Jittinan AUKAYANAGUL* - Iowa State University

Assessing Private Sector Agriculture Research and Innovation in South Africa
Choolwe HAANKUKU* - University of Pretoria


The Role of Government Policies in the Growth of R&D by the Agricultural Biotech Industry in India
Carl PRAY* - Rutgers University, Latha NAGARAJAN - Rutgers University,

Comparing R&D Efforts and Deployment Incentives for Biofuel and Biorefinery Technologies in the United States: the Outlook for the Cost-Efficient Development of Sustainable Biobased Industries
Elien VULSTEKE* - Ghent University


Impact of Private R&D Returns and Productivity to Hybrid Rice in India
Anwar NASEEM - McGill University, David SPIELMAN* - International Food Policy Research Institute, Carl PRAY - Rutgers University, Latha NAGARAJAN - Rutgers University

An Economic Evaluation of US Biofuel Expansion Using the Biofuel Breakeven Model of Feedstock Production and Conversion with GHG Accounting
John MIRANOWSKI* - Iowa State University, Alicia ROSBURG - Iowa State University

The Potential of Biotechnology to Help Rice Farmers in Asia to Adapt to Climate Change.
Li LUPING - Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Carl PRAY* - Rutgers University
Latha NAGARAJAN - Rutgers University, Ora NAPASINTUWONG - Kasetsart University
Selvaraj NANJUNDIAH KATTERY - Tamil Nadu Agricultural University


Impact of Uncertainties on Greenhouse Gas Mitigation Potential and Mitigation Costs of Biogas Production from Agricultural Resources
Lukas SCHOLZ* - Leibniz-Institut for Agrartechnik Potsdam-Bornim, Andreas MEYER-AURICH - Leibniz-Institute for Agricultural Engineering, Dieter KIRSCHKE - Humboldt-Univerisity Berlin


BioPat: an Investigation Tool for the Analysis of Industry Evolution, Technological Paths and Policy Impact in the Field of Bioenergies.
Valeria COSTANTINI* - Department of Economics, University Roma Tre, Italy, Francesco CRESPI - Department of Economics, University Roma Tre, Italy, Ylenia CURCI - Department of Economics, University Roma Tre, Italy

Bio Energy Brazilian Program (BIOEN) Innovation Networks
Maria Ester DAL-POZ - University of Campinas, Jose Maria F.J. DA SILVEIRA - Institute of Economics, Fabio MASSAGO* - MS student IC-Unicamp


Impact of Plant Patents and Plant Variety Protection on the Incentive to Introduce Novel Germplasm into the Corn Genome
Sergio LENCE - Iowa State University, Susana GOGGI - Iowa State University-Agronomy
Dermot HAYES* - Iowa State University

Is Biopharming Living Up to its Promise? Latest Trends and Implications for the Agricultural Sector
Genti KOSTANDINI* - University of Georgia, Bradford MILLS - Virginia Tech, Lauren HESTERMAN - University of Georgia


Is Productivity Driving the Product Life Cycles of Cotton Seed Varieties in India?
Anwar NASEEM* - McGill University, Carl PRAY - Rutgers University
Rohit SINGLA - McGill University, Latha NAGARAJAN - Rutgers University

Economic Performance of Bt Maize in Spain: Current and Future Perspectives
Laura RIESGO* - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies, Francisco AREAL - Institute for Prospective Technological Studies, Emilio RODRIGUEZ CEREZO - European Commission - JRC - IPTS

The Unions Challenge: on the Future EU GMO Policy
Justus WESSELER* - Technische University Munchen, Nicholas KALAITZANDONAKES - University of Missouri


JOINT SESSION ICABR-EAERE
Contribution of biotechnology to sustainability
David ZILBERMAN, University of California Berkeley
Peter PHILIPS, University of Saskatchewan

The Green Paradox of environmental regulations on biotechnology and biofuels
Justus WESSELER, Technische Universität München
Robert PAARLBERG, Wellesley College
Jose FALCK-ZEPEDA, IFPRI
Dusan DRABIK, Cornell University