Impacts of accelerating agricultural R&D transfer on global food security
Postponing the adoption of genome editing (GE) is costly, with lengthy regulatory processes contributing to postponement. Accelerating agricultural research and development (R&D) transfer is important for stimulating sustainable agricultural transitions and enhancing global food security. Using...
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| author | Yan Jin Zuzana Smeets Kristkova Maximilian Kardung Justus Wesseler |
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| description | Postponing the adoption of genome editing (GE) is costly, with lengthy regulatory processes contributing to postponement. Accelerating agricultural research and development (R&D) transfer is important for stimulating sustainable agricultural transitions and enhancing global food security. Using the MAGNET model, we incorporate dynamic R&D accumulation and compare economic projections in scenarios with accelerated R&D transfer. We calculate the cost of delay (COD) from postponing GE adoption. The results show that accelerating R&D transfer in high-income countries impacts economic performance, welfare, and food affordability globally; the annuity of COD ranges from losses of -$1.1 billion (Brazil) to gains of $18.5 billion (Europe). A 3-year acceleration of R&D transfer in all countries benefits middle and low-income countries the most (e.g. China, India, other Asian countries, and Sub-Saharan African countries), with the annuity of COD ranging from -$4.8 billion (Brazil) to $83.9 billion (China). Therefore, streamlining the GE regulatory framework is essential for enhancing food security and global welfare. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-e39fe2722b4041bab34cbf37470e8ea22025-08-20T01:56:56ZengTaylor & Francis GroupGM Crops & Food2164-56982164-57012024-12-0115111210.1080/21645698.2024.2438419Impacts of accelerating agricultural R&D transfer on global food securityYan Jin0Zuzana Smeets Kristkova1Maximilian Kardung2Justus Wesseler3Agricultural Economics and Rural Policy Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, NetherlandsDepartment of International Policy, Wageningen Economic Research, The Hague, NetherlandsAgricultural Economics and Rural Policy Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, NetherlandsAgricultural Economics and Rural Policy Group, Wageningen University, Wageningen, NetherlandsPostponing the adoption of genome editing (GE) is costly, with lengthy regulatory processes contributing to postponement. Accelerating agricultural research and development (R&D) transfer is important for stimulating sustainable agricultural transitions and enhancing global food security. Using the MAGNET model, we incorporate dynamic R&D accumulation and compare economic projections in scenarios with accelerated R&D transfer. We calculate the cost of delay (COD) from postponing GE adoption. The results show that accelerating R&D transfer in high-income countries impacts economic performance, welfare, and food affordability globally; the annuity of COD ranges from losses of -$1.1 billion (Brazil) to gains of $18.5 billion (Europe). A 3-year acceleration of R&D transfer in all countries benefits middle and low-income countries the most (e.g. China, India, other Asian countries, and Sub-Saharan African countries), with the annuity of COD ranging from -$4.8 billion (Brazil) to $83.9 billion (China). Therefore, streamlining the GE regulatory framework is essential for enhancing food security and global welfare.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21645698.2024.2438419Agricultural R&D transfercomputable general equilibrium modelcost of delaygenome editingglobal food security |
| spellingShingle | Yan Jin Zuzana Smeets Kristkova Maximilian Kardung Justus Wesseler Impacts of accelerating agricultural R&D transfer on global food security GM Crops & Food Agricultural R&D transfer computable general equilibrium model cost of delay genome editing global food security |
| title | Impacts of accelerating agricultural R&D transfer on global food security |
| title_full | Impacts of accelerating agricultural R&D transfer on global food security |
| title_fullStr | Impacts of accelerating agricultural R&D transfer on global food security |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impacts of accelerating agricultural R&D transfer on global food security |
| title_short | Impacts of accelerating agricultural R&D transfer on global food security |
| title_sort | impacts of accelerating agricultural r d transfer on global food security |
| topic | Agricultural R&D transfer computable general equilibrium model cost of delay genome editing global food security |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/21645698.2024.2438419 |
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