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1. كلية الزراعة Motivations Parc Mediterrani de la Tecnologia Edifici ESAB Avinguda del canal Olímpic 15 08860 Castelldefeles Are Genetically Modified Foods Harmful or Helpful? An Economic perspective Amr Radwan amr.radwan@upc.edu Department of Agricultural Economics, Cairo University And CREDA-UPC-IRTA, Barcelona, Spain Cairo , March 24, 2013

2. كلية الزراعة Before Starting!

3. كلية الزراعة Before Starting! • Are GM foods helpful or harmful? • Your opinion • American European conflict on GM • food: is it scientific, economic or • political? • What about Stevia.

4. كلية الزراعة Outline • GM food overview and Economic impact • Consumers acceptance and willingness to pay for GM • GM food and developing countries • GM food: An option for Egypt

5. كلية الزراعة Outline • GM food overview and Economic impact • Consumers acceptance and willingness to pay for GM • GM food and developing countries • GM food: An option for Egypt

6. كلية الزراعة Global Area of Biotech Crops (2012)

7. كلية الزراعة Global Area of Main Biotech Crops

8. كلية الزراعة Global Area of Main Biotech Crops

9. كلية الزراعة Cost of accessing GM technology (million $) relative to the total farm income benefits 2007 Source: Graham Brookes, 2009

10. كلية الزراعة EU-USA War on GM Foods • A lengthy and complex preliminary ruling from the WTO said that a de facto Europe-wide ban, which prevented new corn, cotton and soybean products from entering the European market, was not based on scientific concerns.

11. كلية الزراعة EU-USA War on GM Foods • The evidence base to support greater use of genetically modified crops and animals – developed over a period of decades in America – must be acknowledged if major issues like food security are to be overcome, the new European Union chief scientist has told PublicServiceEurope.com. In her first interview on the topic since taking on the EU role, Anne Glover denounced the standard of the GM debate in Europe – suggesting it was emotional rather than scientific.

12. كلية الزراعة Outline • GM food overview and Economic impact • Consumers acceptance and willingness to pay for GM • GM food and developing countries • GM food: An option for Egypt

13. كلية الزراعة Consumers acceptance and willingness to pay for GM foods • USA: + • EU: +- • Japan: + • Developing Countries: ++

14. كلية الزراعة Outline • GM food overview and Economic impact • Consumers acceptance and willingness to pay for GM • GM food and developing countries • GM food: An option for Egypt

15. كلية الزراعة GM food and developing countries Source: Terri Raney, 2006

16. كلية الزراعة GM food and developing countries Source: Terri Raney, 2006

17. كلية الزراعة Outline • GM food overview and Economic impact • Consumers acceptance and willingness to pay for GM • GM food and developing countries • GM food: An option for Egypt

18. كلية الزراعة GM food: An option for Egypt Self-sufficiency of the main food crops

19. كلية الزراعة GM food: An option for Egypt Quantity and value of the main food imports (2008)

20. كلية الزراعة Consumers acceptance and willingness to pay for GM foods • Food Security • Food quality • Biofuel production • Poverty reduction

21. كلية الزراعة Thank you for your attention