Justus Wesseler
Environmentally-friendly GMO bioplastics favored by consumers despite prevailing negative sentiment on GMO foods
The technology of genetically modified organisms (GMO) and especially genetically modified plants (GMP) applied in agriculture is a key element ...
Academic study: EU’s Farm-to-Fork would lead to higher prices and lower production
The [Farm to Fork, or] F2F strategy, as part of the [European Green Deal, or] EGD, reduces the production of ...
Viewpoint: ‘Unnecessary delays’ — Activist maneuvers slow rollouts of nutritionally-enhanced Golden Rice
The consumption of the genetically modified rice variety known as Golden Rice (GR) offers a potent and cost-effective strategy to ...
‘Brussels Effect’: Europe’s CRISPR crop rules may have ‘costly’ international economic impacts
The CJEU decision of July 2018 has far‐reaching economic implications, given that products derived through the application of NPBTs are ...
Golden Rice could help relieve vitamin A deficiency if countries ditch ‘misguided regulations’
[Editor's note: Justus Wesseler is a professor in the Social Science Department at Wageningen University in The Netherlands. David Zilberman is ...
‘Precautionary’ delays in deploying GMO technology could cost $1 trillion
This article introduces a simple framework to assess the economics of delaying the introduction of GM technologies due to concerns ...
GMO opposition, regulations encouraged crop biotechnology industry consolidation
The mergers and acquisitions in the agricultural input sector are a response to a changing environment. The new developments in ...
Golden Rice opposition cost $2b and 1.4m ‘life years’ over 10 years in India alone
As debate over Golden Rice ensues, countries like India suffer, according to a new study from the journal Environment and ...
