In October, we had a few new additions the Ag Law and Policy eJournal on SSRN. Covering everything from the environmental law, constitutional issues, land use, Farm Bill, biotechnology, and intellectual property. The October additions include:
- An Investigation into the Potential Impact of Carve-Outs for Ranching and Farming Protections Through State Constitutional Amendments. Michael Inman (Independent) (Oct. 2017),
- Sowing the Seed of Change: Why Australia’s Land Sector Needs a Carbon Price to Encourage Mitigation of GHG Emissions and Promote Sustainable Land Use. Vanessa Johnston, Monash University. N Stoianoff, L Kreiser, B Butcher et al (eds), Critical Issues in Environmental Taxation: Market Instruments and the Protection of Natural Resources (Volume 18, Edward Elgar, 2016),
- When Life Gives You Lemons: The ‘Battle of Science’ on the Correct Interpretation of Data on Citrus Black Spot Disease between the European Union and South Africa According to the SPS Agreement. Dominique Sinopoli (Wageningen UR – Law and Governance Group) and Kai P. Purnhagen (Rotterdam Institute of Law and Economics), 8 Trade, Law and Development 29 (2016),
- Genetically Modified Organisms and Human Genetic Engineering: How Should National Policy-Makers Respond to Perceived Risks Beyond National Borders?. Sneha Shrestha (King’s College London, Dickson Poon School of Law) TLI Think! Paper 83/2017 (2017),
- The Healthy Watershed Framework: A Blueprint for Restoring Nutrient-Impaired Waterbodies Through Integrated Clean Water Act and Farm Bill Conservation Planning and Implementation at the Subwatershed Level. Jamie Konopacky (Harvard University) and Laurie A. Ristino (Vermont School of Law) (Oct. 2017),
- Genetically Modified Food Worldwide IP Challenges. Hans Morten Haugen (VID Specialized University) and Thomas Bohn (Oct. 2016),
- Intellectual Property Rights and the Ascent of Proprietary Innovation in Agriculture. Matthew S. Clancy (US Department of Agriculture) and Giancarlo Moschini (Iowa State University) Annual Review of Resource Economics, Vol. 9, Issue 1, pp. 53-74 (2017),
- Market Access for African Agricultural Exports: Assessment of the AoA and SPS Agreement. Gashahun Lemessa Fura (Jimma University) and Tilahun Esmael Kassahun (Bocconi University) (2010), and
- Land Redistribution in South Africa within the Radical Economic Transformation Framework. Alain Ndedi (YENEPAD; ISTG-AC; Saint Monica University; University of Johannesburg; University of Pretoria), Florence Nisabwe, and Polycarpe Feussi (Oct. 2017).