Trends: Attitudes about Agricultural Biotechnology and Genetically Modified Organisms

2001 ◽  
Vol 65 (2) ◽  
pp. 267-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. SHANAHAN ◽  
D. SCHEUFELE ◽  
E. LEE
Keyword(s):  
Genetically Modified Organisms ◽  
Agricultural Biotechnology ◽  
Genetically Modified

scholarly journals Open and transparent research practices and public perceptions of the trustworthiness of agricultural biotechnology organizations

2018 ◽  
Vol 17 (02) ◽  
pp. A04 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asheley R. Landrum ◽  
Joseph Hilgard ◽  
Robert B. Lull ◽  
Heather Akin ◽  
Kathleen Hall Jamieson
Keyword(s):  
Public Good ◽  
Genetically Modified Organisms ◽  
Agricultural Biotechnology ◽  
Genetically Modified ◽  
Public Trust ◽  
Public Perceptions ◽  
Research Practices ◽  
The Public ◽  
Gm Technology

Public trust in agricultural biotechnology organizations that produce so-called ‘genetically-modified organisms’ (GMOs) is affected by misinformed attacks on GM technology and worry that producers' concern for profits overrides concern for the public good. In an experiment, we found that reporting that the industry engages in open and transparent research practices increased the perceived trustworthiness of university and corporate organizations involved with GMOs. Universities were considered more trustworthy than corporations overall, supporting prior findings in other technology domains. The results suggest that commitment to, and communication of, open and transparent research practices should be part of the process of implementing agricultural biotechnologies.

scholarly journals Open and transparent research practices and public perceptions of the trustworthiness of agricultural biotechnology organizations

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Asheley R. Landrum ◽  
Joseph Hilgard ◽  
Robert Lull ◽  
Heather Akin
Keyword(s):  
Public Good ◽  
Genetically Modified Organisms ◽  
Agricultural Biotechnology ◽  
Genetically Modified ◽  
Public Trust ◽  
Public Perceptions ◽  
Research Practices ◽  
The Public ◽  
Gm Technology

Public trust in agricultural biotechnology organizations that produce so-called ‘genetically-modified organisms’ (GMOs) is affected by misinformed attacks on GM technology and worry that producers' concern for profits overrides concern for the public good. In an experiment, we found that reporting that the industry engages in open and transparent research practices increased the perceived trustworthiness of university and corporate organizations involved with GMOs. Universities were considered more trustworthy than corporations overall, supporting prior findings in other technology domains. The results suggest that commitment to, and communication of, open and transparent research practices should be part of the process of implementing agricultural biotechnologies.

Knowledge about and Attitudes to GMOs among Students from Various Specializations

2011 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 337-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agnieszka Wnuk ◽  
Marcin Kozak
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
University Students ◽  
Environmental Protection ◽  
Questionnaire Survey ◽  
Genetically Modified Organisms ◽  
Agricultural Biotechnology ◽  
Genetically Modified ◽  
Scientific Disciplines ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
The Mass Media

Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are a hot topic for debate among researchers from a wide range of scientific disciplines – in particular, agriculture, biotechnology and environmental protection. The debate, however, is not limited to science. GMOs are also discussed in the mass media, giving rise to extreme emotions, both positive and negative. Without entering the argument between the supporters and opponents of GMOs, this paper addresses the following questions. How do future experts in agriculture, biotechnology and environmental protection approach the topic of GMOs? Do they have similar or dramatically different views on this subject? What do they know about GMOs? Is their knowledge related to their attitudes? University students specializing in those three disciplines can be considered as future experts in the field, and so a questionnaire survey was conducted among them to answer the above questions. The results show that agricultural, biotechnology and environmental protection students differ in their attitudes to and knowledge about GMOs.

Conclusions

2019 ◽  
pp. 225-242
Author(s):  
Maria Weimer
Keyword(s):  
Food Production ◽  
Genetically Modified Organisms ◽  
Agricultural Biotechnology ◽  
Genetically Modified ◽  
Wicked Problems ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Eu Regulation

The concluding chapter to this book provides a summary of the discussions in the text thus far, which were centred around trying to reveal the broader constitutional implications of EU regulation of agricultural biotechnology as a paradigmatic example of the challenges and wicked problems that public regulators encounter when regulating technological risks in globalized risk societies. The concluding chapter also looks at lessons learned from the controversy surrounding genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and GMO failures. It finishes with the view that there is a need for a societal debate about modern agri-food production.

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