Agricultural Biotechnology and Industry Structure
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_________________________________________________ 1 Murray Fulton is a Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada. Konstantinos Giannakas is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics, University of Nebraska-Lincoln. This is University of Nebraska-Lincoln Agricultural Research Division Article No. 13269. The authors would like to acknowledge the financial support provided by Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada for the research that led to this paper. As always, the usual caveats apply. © 2001 AgBioForum. AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
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