Research:
Trade and Marketing
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Biotechnology-based commodity production is becoming increasingly concentrated in fewer countries while biotechnology-based novel foods are inherently niche products. Both these trends make it essential that international markets function effectively. A key challenge facing the farmers, companies and countries which produce biotechnology-based agri-food products is to gain market access and to position biotechnology products in those markets in ways that create sustainable market shares. If the industry is not successful in commercializing the new products, the private (and likely even the public) biotechnology effort will slow significantly. Market access and consumer acceptance cannot be arranged by individual firms acting alone. Furthermore, the actions of one firm can jeopardize the prospects for the entire industry. This area requires significant further research to discover how the industry acting by itself, or in partnership with regulators, can overcome the barriers to commercialization.
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2007 P. Phillips. 2007. The breadth of integration from trade agreements: Large versus small country bargaining power. Chapter 9 in J. Gaisford and W. Kerr, Handbook on International Trade Policy, Edward Elgar, 94-105. Download pdf Phillips, P. and S. Smyth. 2007. Grounding the management of liabilities in the risk analysis framework. Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society 27:4, 274-286. Download pdf 2006 Smyth, S., P. Phillips and W. Kerr. 2006. "Managing Liabilities Arising from Agricultural Biotechnology," in R.E. Just, J.M. Alston, and D. Zilberman, eds., Regulating Agricultural Biotechnology: Economics and Policy, Springer Publishers. Download pdf Haggui, F., P. Phillips and R. Gray. 2006. Opposition to genetically modified wheat and global food security. Chapter 15 in R. Evenson and V. Santaniello (eds), International Trade and Policies for GM Products, CABI Publishing, pp. 175-190. Download pdf 2004 Smyth, S. and P. Phillips. 2004. Identity Preservation, Segregation and Traceability: Marketplace Features and Uses. In R. E. Evenson and V. Santaniello (eds), The Regulation of Agricultural Biotechnology. CAB International, pp. 191-200. Download pdf Smyth, S., G. G. Khachatourians and P. Phillips. 2004. The Liability from Regulating Gene Flow in Plant-made Pharmaceuticals. Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Reviews, 21: 277-297. Download pdf 2003 Phillips, P. 2003. Traceability and trade of GM food. A. Eaglesham, S. Ristow and R. Hardy (eds) NBAC Report 15: Biotechnology: Science and Society at a Crossroad NABC, Ithaca NY, pp. 141-154. Download pdf Smyth,
S. 2003. Innovation and Liability: “Oh No! What Have We Done?” Phillips, P. and D. Corkindale. 2003. Marketing GM foods: The way forward. AgBioForum 5(3), pp. 113-121. Download pdf Smyth, S. and P. Phillips. 2003. Product Differentiation Alternatives: Identity Preservation, Segregation and Traceability. AgBioForum 5(2), pp. 30-42. Download pdf Procyshyn, T., D. Pawlik, P. Phillips and G. Khachatourians. 2003. Streamlining the Risk Analysis Process and Ensuring the Optimal Organizations for Food Safety. 13th Annual IAMA World Food and Agribusiness Forum and Symposium, June 21-24, 2003, Cancun Mexico. Download pdf 2002 Dobson, C. 2002. Biotechnology, Canola and Marketing Systems. M.Sc. Thesis, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Saskatchewan. Olubobokum, S., P. Phillips and J. Hobbs. 2002. Estimating the willingness to pay for specific attributes in genetically modified foods. Proceedings of the ICABR Meetings, Ravello, Italy, July. Download pdf Phillips, P. 2002. GM Foods, Labeling and the WTO. Presentation to the workshop on “labeling products of biotechnology: Panacea or hidden trade barrier” Stanford University, California, June 28. Download pdf Smyth, S., G. Khachatourians and P. Phillips. 2002. “The case for institutional and biological mechanisms to control GM gene flow.” Nature Biotechnology, 20(6), 537-541. Download pdf Smyth, S. and P. Phillips. 2002. The battle between GM crops and public, private and collective interests: Defining and documenting the costs and benefits of identity preservation, segregation and traceability. Proceedings of the ICABR Meetings, Ravello, Italy, July. Download pdf Smyth, S. and P. W. B. Phillips. 2002. Will Labeling Manage the Liabilities and Communicate the Benefits of Genetically Modified Food Products? Paper presented at the International Conference on Post-Market Surveillance of Genetically Modified Foods. October 16-17, Ottawa. Download pdf Smyth, S. and P. Phillips. 2002. Competitors Cooperating: Establishing a supply chain to manage genetically modified canola. International Food and Agribusiness Management Review 4(1), pp. 51-66. Download pdf Phillips, P. and H. McNeill. 2002. Labelling for GM Foods: Theory and Practice. In V. Santaniello, R. Evenson and D. Zilberman (eds.) Market Development for Genetically Modified Foods, CABI Publishing, pp. 245-260. Download pdf 2001 Altman, I. and P. Phillips, 2001. "Assuring Quality in the Commodity Grain and Oilseed Trade: Standards and Procedures in the Canadian Grains Regulatory System." Proceedings of the ICABR Meetings, Ravello, Italy, June. Forthcoming. Download pdf Altman, I. and P. Phillips, 2001. "Grain Standards, Regulations and Procedures in Canada: Preparing for Genetically Modified Crops." Working Paper, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Saskatchewan, August. Download pdf Buckingham, D. and P. Phillips. 2001. "Hot Potato, Hot Potato: Regulating Products of Biotechnology by the International Community." Journal of World Trade, 35(1), pp. 1-31. Buckingham, D. and P. Phillips. 2001. "Issues and Options for the Multilateral Regulation of GM Foods." Estey Journal for Trade Law and Economics at http://128.233.58.173/estey/archives.htm Gosnell, D., 2001. Non-GM Wheat Segregation Strategies: Comparing the Costs. M.Sc. THesis, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Saskatchewan. Haghiri, M. and P. Phillips. 2001. "Trade in the Market of Biotechnological Livestock Products and the Theory of Intermediary Firms." Proceedings of the IATRC Conference, Auckland, NZ, January. Download pdf Kuntz, G., 2001. Transgenic Wheat: Potential Price Impacts for Canada's Wheat Export Market. M.Sc. Thesis, Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Saskatchewan. Olubobokun, S., P. Phillips and J. Hobbs. 2001. "Analysis and Differentiation of Consumers Perceptions of Genetically Modified Foods in Canada." Proceedings of the ICABR Meetings, Ravello, Italy, June. Forthcoming. Phillips, P. 2001. "Food Safety, Trade Policy and International Institutions." In P. Phillips and R. Wolfe, Governing Food: Science, Safety and Trade. McGill University Press/Queens School of Policy Studies. Download pdf Phillips, P. 2001. "International Trade in Genetically Modified Agri-Food Products." In C. Moss, et al. (eds.), Agricultural Globalization, Trade and the Environment. Kluwer. Download pdf Phillips, P. 2001. "Canadian Perspectives on Biotechnology." August. Download powerpoint Phillips, P. 2001. "Policy, National Regulation and International Standards for GM Foods." August. Download powerpoint Phillips, P. 2001. Will biotechnology feed the world’s hungry? International Jounal 56(4), pp. 665-677. Download pdf Phillips, P. and D. Buckingham. 2001. Agricultural Biotechnology, the Environment and International Trade Regulation: Your Place or Mine? In H. Michelmann, J. Rude, J. Stabler and G. Storey (eds.) Globalization and Agricultural Trade Policy, Lynne Reinner Publishers, pp. 67-96. Download pdf Phillips, P. and G.G. Khachatourians. 2001. The Biotechnology Revolution in Global Agriculture:Invention, Innovation and Investment in the Canola Sector. CABI Publishing. Phillips, P. and G. Khachatourians. 2001. "The Economic and Political Consequences of Transgenic Food Plants." In G. Khachatourians, et al. (eds.), The Handbook of Transgenic Plants. Marcel Dekker. Forthcoming. Download pdf Phillips, P and R. Wolfe (eds). 2001. Governing Food in the 21st Century: The globalization of risk analysis. In Phillips, P and R. Wolfe (eds). 2001. Governing Food: Science, Safety and Trade, McGill University Press/Queens School Studies, pp. 1-10. Download pdf Smyth, S. and P. Phillips, 2001. "Identity-Preserving Production and Marketing Systems in the Global Agri-Food Market: Implications for Canada." Presented to SDAF. University of Saskatchewan, August. Download pdf Smyth, S., G. Khachatourians and P. Phillips. 2001. "The Case for Institutional and Biological Mechanisms to Control GM Gene Flow." Proceedings of the ICABR Meetings, Ravello, Italy, June. Forthcoming. Download pdf Smyth, S. and P. Phillips. "Science and Regulation: Assessing the Impacts of Incomplete Institutions and Information in the Global Agricultural Biotechnology Industry." In V. Santanielle, et al. (eds.), (Title NA). CAB International. Forthcoming. Download pdf 2000 Phillips, P. 2000. "Discussion Group Report: Genetically Modified Crops -- The Food Industry, Producers, Consumers and the Environmentalists." Proceedings of the IAAE Meetings, Berlin, August. Forthcoming. Download pdf Phillips, P. 2000. "International Trade in Genetically-Modified Agri-Food Products." Download pdf Phillips, P. “The economic impact of herbicide tolerant canola in Canada.” In N. Kalaitzanondakes (ed) The economics of transgenic crops. Kluwer. Download pdf Phillips, P. and D. Buckingham. 2000. "Agricultural Biotechnology, the Environment and International Trade Regulation: Your Place or Mine?" Paper presented at Globalization and New Agricultural Trade Rules for the 21st Century Conference, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, February 13-14, 2000. Download pdf Phillips, P. and H. Foster. 2000. "Labelling for GM Foods: Theory and Practice", Managing Knowledge-Based Agri-Food Development Chair Working Paper #3, May. Download pdf Phillips, P. and W. Kerr. 2000. "Alternative Paradigms: The WTO Versus the Biosafety Protocol for Trade in Genetically Modified Organisms." Journal of World Trade, 34(4), pp. 63-75. Phillips, P. and S. Smyth. 2000. "Managing the Value of New-Trade Varieties in the Canola Supply Chain in Canada." Download pdf Smyth, S. and P.W.B. Phillips. 2000. "Competitors co-operating: Establishing a Supply Chain to Manage Genetically Modified Canola". Download pdf 1999 Buckingham, D., R. Gray, P. Phillips, T. Roberts, J. Bryce, B. Morris, D. Stovin, G. Isaac, and B. Anderson. "The International Coordination of Regulatory Approaches to Products of Biotechnology". Submitted to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, June 1999. Download pdf Phillips, P. et al., 1999. The International Coordination of Regulatory Approaches to Products of Biotechnology. Submitted to Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, June. Download pdf Phillips, P. and G. Isaac. "Market Access and Market Acceptance for Agricultural Biotechnology Products" (Proceedings of the ICABR conference on "The Shape of the Coming, Agricultural Biotechnology Transformation: Strategic Investment and Policy Approaches from an Economic Perspective," University of Rome "Tor Vergata", June 17-18-19, 1999). Download pdf Phillips, P. and G. Isaac. "The BioSafety Protocol and international trade in transgenic canola: An economic assessment of the impact on Canada case" (Proceedings of the NE-165 Conference: "Transitions in Agbiotech: Economics of Strategy and Policy" in Washington, D.C., June 24-5, 1999). Download pdf 1998 Phillips, P. 1998a. "Innovation and Restructuring in Canada's Canola Industry" Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Chain Management in Agribusiness and the Food Industry, Ede Netherlands, May. Phillips, P. and G. Isaac. 1998. "GMO Labeling: threat or opportunity". AgBioFORUM, v. 1:1, April. http://www.agbioforum.org/
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2005-09: Investigator, Agriculture and Agri-food Canada Agri-food Policy Research Network on Trade. (Web Site) 1999-2002: Co-director, Canadian Agri-food Trade Research Network (CATRN)
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| Collaborators |
William A. Kerr,
Professor and Van Vliet Chair, Department of Agricultural Economics,
University of Saskatchewan |