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International workshop on socio-economic impacts of genetically modified crops co-organised by JRC-IPTS and FAO
Workshop proceedings
Maria Lusser, Terri Raney2, Pascal Tillie, Koen Dillen and Emilio Rodriguez Cerezo
1 European Commission, Joint Research Centre
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2 Food and Agriculture Organization of the
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For helping with organisation and chairing of the workshop, drafting and editing of the proceedings
Thomas Bregeon
Directorate General Health and Consumers, European Commission
For proof reading of the proceedings
Anna Atkinson
Joint Research Centre, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies, European Commission
For helping with organisation of the workshop
Ana Molina
Joint Research Centre, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies, European Commission
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Acknowledgments 2
Executive Summary 7
1 Introduction 15
2 This Report 17
3 Background Information 193.1 Commission report on the socio-economic implications of the cultivation of GMOs, 2011 19
3.2 AmoreflexibleapproachforGMOcultivationundertheexistingGMOlegislationinthe EU 20
3.3 Commission conference on the socio-economic impacts of the cultivation of GMOs (Brussels,October2011) 20
3.4 Research at JRC-IPTS in the field of socio-economic impacts of the cultivation ofGMOs in the EU 21
3.5 FAOresearchinthefieldofsocio-economicimpactsofthecultivationofGMOsindevelopingcountries 21
4 The Workshop 234.1 Session1:AdoptionofGMcropvarietiesandsocio-economicimpactsonfarmers 23
4.2 Session2:AggregatedandglobalimpactsofGMtechnologyinagriculture. 27
4.3 Session3:Economicsofsegregation/coexistenceofsupplychain. 30
4.4 Session4:SocioeconomicimpactsofGMcrops:examplesofuseindecision-making. 33
4.5 Session 5: Economic compensation, liability issues and institutional frameworkinfluencingadoptionofGMcrops 36
4.6 Session6:Researchonconsumersattitudesanddirect/indirectimpactsofGMcropsonconsumersincludinghealth 39
4.7 Session 7: Looking forward: New GM crops in the pipeline and their possibleeconomicandsocialimpacts 41
Annex 1: List of Participants 45
Annex 2: Agenda 47
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Annex 3: Papers 51GlobalstatusofGMcropadoptionandreviewofimpactsondevelopingworldsfarmersMATINQAIM 51
AdoptionandimpactsatfarmlevelintheUSA-WALLACEE.HUFFMAN 55
ThecaseofBtmaizeintheEU-EMILIORODRGUEZ-CEREZO 59
ChallengesinMeasuringtheeconomicimpactsofbiotechcropsindevelopingagricultureMELINDASMALE 61
Welfarecreationanddistribution-CARLE.PRAY 65
ImpactsofbiotechnologyonglobalproductivityandworldfoodpricesDAVIDZILBERMAN 69
CasestudiesofsupplychainanalysisandsegregationintheEUKLAUSMENRAD 71
CoexistenceofGMandnon-GMsupplychainsintheEU:policyframeworkandeconomicaspects-JUSTUSWESSELER 75
EU coexistence policies may shape future adoption of GM technology by EU farmersLAURARIESGO 81
TheGlobalAgriculturalSupplyChain:Feasibility,CostsandOpportunitiesforCoexistenceNICHOLASKALAITZANDONAKES 85
Socio-economicconsiderationsofGMcropsinthecontextoftheCartagenaProtocolonBiosafety-CBD-JOSFALCK-ZEPEDA 91
Socioeconomic assessment: a requirement for authorisation for cultivation of GM crops in ArgentinaCARMENVICIEN 95
Liability,Compensation,RedressinCaseofAdmixture:LegalIssuesBERNHARDA.KOCH 99
Innovation and liability in biotechnology: transnational and comparative perspectivesSTUARTSMYTH 101
Institutional/politicalfactorsthatinfluenceadoptionandprofitabilityofGMcropsinSouthAfricaMARNUSGOUSE 107
ReviewingSciencebehindConsumerAttitudes,Willingness-to-PayMATTYDEMONT 111
HumanHealth Implications ofGMOs:A Focus onBtMaize andMycotoxinReductionFELICIAWU 115
DoEuropeanconsumersbuyGMfoods?-VIVIANMOSES 119
GlobalpipelineofGMcropsby2015:implicationsforsocio-economicassessmentEMILIORODRGUEZ-CEREZO 123
WestercornrootworminEurope:whereuncertaintymeetsheterogenityKOENDILLEN 125
ThefutureofGMriceandthepossiblesocialandeconomicimpactGERALDBARRY 129
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Bt Bacillusthuringiensis
CBD Convention on Biological Diversity
CGIAR Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research
CPB Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Cry Crystal
CRW Corn Rootworm
DALY Disability Adjusted Life Years
DG SANCO Directorate General for Health and Consumers
DNA Deoxyribonucleic Acid
EC European Commission
EFSA European Food Safety Authority
EP European Parliament
EU European Union
EUR Euro
FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
GHG Greenhouse Gas
GM Genetically Modified
GMO Genetically Modified Organism
HCB High Council of Biotechnology
HT Herbicide Tolerance
IPTS Institute for Prospective Technological Studies
IR Insect Resistance
JRC Joint Research Centre
MS Member State
RNA Ribonucleic Acid
SEA Socio-Economic Assessment
UK United Kingdom
UN United Nations
USA United States of America
WTP Willingness To Pay
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Background
The EU GMO (genetically modified organisms) legislation provides for monitoring (expost assessment)
and reporting on the socio-economic implications of the deliberate release and placing on the market
of GMOs.
At the request of the Environment Council in December 2008, the Commission gathered available
data from the Member States on the socio-economic implications of the cultivation of GMOs
and published a report in 2011. In view of the quantitative and qualitative heterogeneity of the
information provided, the Commission recommended in the report that, in order to gain a better
understanding of these impacts in the specific EU context, a methodological framework should
be built up to define the precise socio-economic indicators to be monitored and to establish
appropriate rules for data collection.
The Workshop
The Institute for Prospective Technological Research (IPTS) of the Commissions Joint Research
Centre (JRC) was requested to review for policy makers the main findings of scientists who are active
worldwide in the field of socio-e