Genetic Information in Agricultural Productivity and Product Development

David Hennessy, John Miranowski and Bruce Babcock

Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) Publications from Center for Agricultural and Rural Development (CARD) at Iowa State University

Abstract: A prominent facet of recent changes in agriculture has been the advent of precision breeding techniques. Another has been an increase in the level of information inputs and outputs associated with agricultural production. This paper identifies ways in which these features may complement in expanding the variety of processed products, the level of productivity, and the rate of change in productivity. Using a martingale concept of "more information," we identify conditions under which more information increases the incentives to invest and engage in product differentiation. A theory on how genetic uniformity can enhance the rate of learning through process experimentation, and so the rate of technical change, is also developed.

Keywords: experimentation; genetics; information; martingale; sorting; uniformity; value added. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D2 L0 N5 O3 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2003-04
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Journal Article: Genetic Information in Agricultural Productivity and Product Development (2004)
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