Current Contribution of Four Biotechnologies to New Zealand's Primary Sector

Over the last several decades, changes to production technologies have significantly increased output from the primary sector. The contribution of improved genetics has been variously estimated, and the impacts of genetic engineering have received much attention. The present research estimated the e...

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Main Authors Kaye-Blake, William, Saunders, Caroline M, Emanuelsson, Martin
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published 2006
Edition1004
SeriesPoster Paper
Subjects
biotechnology
cost-benefit analysis
marker assisted selection
New Zealand
primary production
Research and Development/Tech Change/Emerging Technologies
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Summary:Over the last several decades, changes to production technologies have significantly increased output from the primary sector. The contribution of improved genetics has been variously estimated, and the impacts of genetic engineering have received much attention. The present research estimated the economic impact of four modern biotechnologies (other than genetic engineering) on the primary sector. Information from interviews with key informants was incorporated into a cost-benefit analysis to estimate these impacts. The net contribution was estimated at $266 million per year, with impacts spread unevenly through the sector and across biotechnologies.
DOI:10.22004/ag.econ.25411