Africa's inevitable walk to genetically modified (GM) crops: opportunities and challenges for commercialization

JA Okeno, JD Wolt, MK Misra, L Rodriguez - New Biotechnology, 2013 - Elsevier
High relative poverty levels in Africa are attributed to the continent's under performing
agriculture. Drought, low-yielding crop varieties, pests and diseases, poor soils, low fertilizer …

[图书][B] Adapting to climate uncertainty in African agriculture: narratives and knowledge politics

S Whitfield - 2015 - taylorfrancis.com
Future climatic and agro-ecological changes in Africa are uncertain and associated with
high degrees of spatial and temporal variability and this change is differently simulated …

The Chinese public's awareness and attitudes toward genetically modified foods with different labeling

Y Zhao, H Deng, C Yu, R Hu - npj Science of Food, 2019 - nature.com
Abstracts This paper analyzes the awareness and attitudes of the Chinese public toward
genetically modified (GM) foods with different types of labeling and evaluates the impact of …

[图书][B] GM agricultural technologies for Africa: a state of affairs

JA Chambers, P Zambrano, JB Falck-Zepeda… - 2014 - books.google.com
The African Development Bank (AfDB), in commissioning this report to be prepared by the
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), highlighted the need for a …

Farmers' willingness to adopt late blight-resistant genetically modified potatoes

H De Steur, EJ Van Loo, J Maes, G Gheysen… - Agronomy, 2019 - mdpi.com
The commercialization of genetically modified (GM) crops remains highly contested in the
European Union (EU). While research has mainly focused on public and consumer …

Attitudes of agricultural experts toward genetically modified crops: A case study in Southwest Iran

M Ghanian, OM Ghoochani, M Kitterlin… - … and engineering ethics, 2016 - Springer
The production of genetically modified (GM) crops is growing around the world, and with it
possible opportunities to combat food insecurity and hunger, as well as solutions to current …

Assessment of public perception, awareness and knowledge on genetically engineered food crops and their products in Trans-Nzoia County, Kenya

KK Kagai - Journal of Developments in Sustainable Agriculture, 2011 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Biotechnology has been widely acknowledged as a modern tool that holds the potential to
improve agricultural production. Adoption of genetically modified (GM) crops could …

Attitude gaps with respect to GM non-food crops and GM food crops and confidence in the Government's management of biotechnology: Evidence from Beijing …

C Yu, H Deng, R Hu - Sustainability, 2019 - mdpi.com
Most soybean oil consumed in China is made from imported genetically modified (GM)
soybeans, while livestock are fed imported GM soy meal and GM corn. However, no GM …

Belgian dietitians′ knowledge, perceptions and willingness‐to‐recommend of genetically modified food and organisms

M De Mesmaeker, D Tran, V Verbeecke… - Journal of Human …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background Dietitians play a critical role in the public's relationship with food and are often
overlooked as an important stakeholder group in the general debate about sustainable food …

Genetically modified crops' technology and its awareness among smallholder farmers in Nigeria

O Obi-Egbedi, IB Oluwatayo… - Problems of World …, 2020 - ageconsearch.umn.edu
Genetically Modified (GM) crops are crops modified through genetic engineering to improve
their quality. Although safety concerns about genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are still …