scholarly journals Information Values on the Consumer’s Valuation of non-GM Material: The Case of Cooking Oil in Korea

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (19) ◽  
pp. 7876
Author(s):  
Kyungsoo Nam ◽  
Heesun Lim ◽  
Byeong-il Ahn
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Prior Knowledge ◽  
Genetically Modified Organisms ◽  
Raw Materials ◽  
Contingent Valuation Method ◽  
Genetically Modified ◽  
Consumer Preference ◽  
Gm Crops ◽  
Consumer Group ◽  
Cooking Oil

This paper analyzes the changes in consumer preference that may occur when the current Genetically Modified (GM) crops policy is strengthened by applying mandatory labeling to all processed food that uses GM crops as raw materials. We estimate the change in consumers’ willingness to pays for cooking oil before and after providing the information on GM raw material contained in the currently marketed cooking oil to consumers. To this end, a hypothetical cooking oil product using non-GM raw materials is set up, and consumers are classified into high and low awareness groups for genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and those who prefer and do not prefer organic foods. The Contingent Valuation Method (CVM) analyses show the amount of willingness to pay before providing the information for high and low awareness groups for GMOs increases from 23.8 dollars and 18.0 dollars per 1.8 L to 25.6 dollars and 20.3 dollars, respectively. The value of the information on GM raw materials of a consumer group with high prior knowledge of GMOs is estimated to be 1.8 dollars, and the value of the information of a consumer group with low prior knowledge is estimated to be 2.4 dollars per 1.8 L. The willingness to pay (WTP) change according to the information provision of the group with the highest prior knowledge of GMOs is estimated to be 0.6 dollars, and the WTP change is estimated to be 3.6 dollars for the group with lowest prior knowledge. This implies that the lower the prior knowledge possessed by a consumer, the higher the value of information on GM raw materials elicited.

Farmers prevailing perception profiles regarding GM crops: A classification proposal

2018 ◽  
Vol 27 (8) ◽  
pp. 952-966 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carla Almeida ◽  
Luisa Massarani
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Genetically Modified Organisms ◽  
Genetically Modified ◽  
Genetically Modified Crops ◽  
Stakeholder Group ◽  
Gm Crops ◽  
Genetically Modified Food ◽  
Public Controversy ◽  
Complex Variety

Genetically modified organisms have been at the centre of a major public controversy, involving different interests and actors. While much attention has been devoted to consumer views on genetically modified food, there have been few attempts to understand the perceptions of genetically modified technology among farmers. By investigating perceptions of genetically modified organisms among Brazilian farmers, we intend to contribute towards filling this gap and thereby add the views of this stakeholder group to the genetically modified debate. A comparative analysis of our data and data from other studies indicate there is a complex variety of views on genetically modified organisms among farmers. Despite this diversity, we found variations in such views occur within limited parameters, concerned principally with expectations or concrete experiences regarding the advantages of genetically modified crops, perceptions of risks associated with them, and ethical questions they raise. We then propose a classification of prevailing profiles to represent the spectrum of perceptions of genetically modified organisms among farmers.

scholarly journals Analysis of Consumer Preference for Milk Produced through Sustainable Farming: The Case of Mountainous Dairy Farming

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 3039 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyungsoo Nam ◽  
Heesun Lim ◽  
Byeong-il Ahn
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Dairy Products ◽  
Consumer Preference ◽  
Dairy Farming ◽  
Economic Feasibility ◽  
Consumer Group ◽  
Sustainable Farming ◽  
Livestock Farming ◽  
Marginal Willingness To Pay ◽  
Production Pattern

As income is rising and urbanization progressing, the consumption of meat and dairy products is increasing, especially in developing countries. However, increasing livestock production leads to challenges that need to be addressed, such as yielding environmental pollution and causing climate change. Due to these circumstances, the importance of sustainable livestock farming has been highlighted in order to effectively utilize natural resources and to protect the environment. We analyzed consumers’ preference and willingness to pay for milk, one of the representative dairy products, which was produced in a sustainable way. Among the various attributes of milk, marginal willingness to pay for “performing sustainability” through mountainous farming was estimated to be the biggest. The willingness to pay was revealed to be higher for the consumer group with a high awareness of sustainable farming than the consumer group with low awareness. The empirical results in this study suggest that it is important to consider the economic feasibility of dairy farming by forming a consensus with consumers through publicity and changing the production pattern to promote sustainability.

scholarly journals Farmers’ Willingness to Adopt Late Blight-Resistant Genetically Modified Potatoes

Agronomy ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (6) ◽  
pp. 280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hans De Steur ◽  
Ellen J. Van Loo ◽  
Jasmien Maes ◽  
Godelieve Gheysen ◽  
Wim Verbeke
Keyword(s):  
Late Blight ◽  
Genetically Modified Organisms ◽  
Genetically Modified ◽  
Potato Cultivar ◽  
Economic Benefits ◽  
Gm Crops ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Environmental Benefit ◽  
Willingness To Adopt ◽  
Gm Potato

The commercialization of genetically modified (GM) crops remains highly contested in the European Union (EU). While research has mainly focused on public and consumer opinions, few studies have investigated farmers’ reactions towards such crops. This study aims to determine farmers’ willingness to adopt a late blight-resistant (LBR) GM potato cultivar (Bintje) in Flanders, Belgium (n = 384). The findings demonstrate that more than half (54.7%) of the farmers have the intention to adopt this GM potato if it becomes available. Farmers’ willingness to adopt is mainly influenced by ethical concerns about Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) (negative) and perceived economic benefits of LBR GM potatoes (positive). Knowledge about GM technology decreases the likelihood of being indifferent, as compared to being willing to adopt or being opposed. As such, efforts to improve knowledge alone would not be considered an effective strategy to improve adoption rates among farmers. Socio-economic concerns about GMOs, environmental benefit perceptions of LBR GM potatoes, and socio-demographic and farm variables were not significant as potential determinants of farmers’ likelihood to adopt this GM potato. Our findings lend support to a potentially favorable climate to introduce this GM potato in Flanders, Belgium, an EU region where opt-out measures to restrict cultivation of approved GM crops were not taken.

scholarly journals Genetically Modified Crops’ Technology and its Awareness among Smallholder Farmers in Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 20(35) (4) ◽  
pp. 58-67
Author(s):  
Ogheneruemu Obi-Egbedi ◽  
Omowunmi Ogungbite ◽  
Isaac Oluwatayo
Keyword(s):  
Genetically Modified Organisms ◽  
Smallholder Farmers ◽  
Genetically Modified ◽  
Genetically Modified Crops ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Gm Crops ◽  
Farm Size ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Tobit Regression ◽  
The Government

Genetically Modified (GM) crops are crops modified through genetic engineering to improve their quality. Although safety concerns about genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are still being debated, the food security benefits have led to adoption by many counties. In Nigeria, where most farmers are uneducated and likely unaware of the agricultural technology, the government approved its first biotechnology crop for commercialization in 2018. Level of farmers’ awareness is crucial to acceptance of GM crops, although; this has not been fully explored in the literature. Therefore, this study aimed to assess farmers’ awareness for GM crops and the factors that determine their awareness in Oyo state, Nigeria, using primary data collected in 2018 with the aid of well-structured questionnaires from 242 smallholder farmers. Principal component analysis and Tobit regression model were used for data analysis. Results showed that farmers were aged 43 years with farm size of 3.57 ha, farming experience of 14 years and 11 years of education. Most farmers were male (71.90%), married (67.36%), not members of farmer groups (64.46%) and sourced their seeds from non-credible sources (85.12%). Most farmers (52.07%) had either not heard of or did not know of any benefits/costs of GM crops, hence; were not aware of GM crops. Factors that influenced awareness of GM crops were being a male farmer, years of education and source of seeds. The study concluded that increasing years of education and ensuring use of credible seed sources will increase awareness of the costs and benefits of GM crops among farmers.

scholarly journals Challenges and Opportunities of Genetically Modified Crops Production; Future Perspectives in Ethiopia, Review

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 240-250 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kiros Gebretsadik ◽  
Ashenafi Kiflu
Keyword(s):  
Raw Materials ◽  
Genetically Modified ◽  
Genetically Modified Crops ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Gm Crops ◽  
Bt Cotton ◽  
Crop Species ◽  
Gm Crop ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Living Organisms

Introduction:Genetically modified (GM) crop species were proven to be a solution for the increasing food consumption in many countries. The cultivation of transgenic plants is increasing from time to time. In 2017 alone, 27 different genetically modified (GM) crop species were produced in 40 countries.Explanation:Biotechnology is revolutionizing science, promising to solve hunger, malnutrition and production demands of industrial raw materials from plants. However, there are biosafety concerns that GM crops may have unintended and hazardous impacts on living organisms well-being and environment both on target and non-target organisms. To tackle such potential problems many countries are implementing international as well as national biosafety regulations. America, Brazil, Belgium, China and India are among the top GM crop users in the world, whereas Egypt, Sudan, South Africa and Burkina Faso are leading GM crop producers in Africa. Ethiopia has also developed its own policy and biosafety regulations for biotechnology products.Conclusion:The Ethiopian government has given due attention to GM crops as a tool for the transformation of agricultural productivity and quality. Before a couple of years, Bt cotton (cotton containing toxic protein fromBacillus thuringiensis) has been introduced to Ethiopia and is expected to bring fundamental change in the production of fibers for the textile industries and also will have crucial consequence to the forthcoming use of the modern biotechnological Science in the country. The introduction of Bt cotton is a typical example worth mentioning here which shows a relative flexibility of the current Ethiopian biosafety regulation. This paper reviews the possible challenges and opportunities of using GM crops in Ethiopia.

EU regulation of genetically modified organisms: Food and feed, traceability and labelling

10.5912/jcb4 ◽  
1969 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Geraldine Schofield
Keyword(s):  
European Commission ◽  
Food Chain ◽  
Genetically Modified Organisms ◽  
Animal Feed ◽  
Genetically Modified ◽  
Gm Crops ◽  
Eu Regulation ◽  
Food And Feed ◽  
The Eu

The European Commission has proposed two new regulations to deal with the labelling and traceability of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). These deal with both food and animal feed. The intention is to provide information to the consumer, to ensure transparency of GM ingredients in the food chain and to encourage the unblocking of an (unofficial) moratorium on GM crops. This paper describes where the proposals are in the EU system, the issues and the problems industry will face if they are implemented in their present format.

scholarly journals Consequences of Biotechnology Policy for Competitiveness and Trade of Southern U.S. Agriculture

2005 ◽  
Vol 37 (2) ◽  
pp. 393-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Curtis Jolly ◽  
Kenrett Y. Jefferson-Moore ◽  
Greg Traxler
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Comparative Advantage ◽  
Genetically Modified Organisms ◽  
Genetically Modified ◽  
The United States ◽  
Export Market ◽  
Gm Crops ◽  
Southern States ◽  
Genetically Modified Cotton ◽  
Biotechnology Crops

The effect of policy decisions on the competitiveness of genetically modified (GM) crops was examined. The United States has been an early innovator in the development and use of biotechnology crops and has expanded its export market share of the three major GM crops: soybeans, cotton, and corn. Cotton, soybeans, and corn are all grown in the southern states, but these states have an apparent comparative advantage only in the production of cotton, which may be strengthened with the adoption of genetically modified cotton. The influence of biotechnology on the competitiveness of soybeans and corn for the southern states through the introduction of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) is not clear but is probably negligible.

The Member States’ Long and Winding Road to Partial Regulatory Autonomy in Cultivating Genetically Modified Crops in the EU

2013 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 143-157 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sara Poli
Keyword(s):  
Genetically Modified Organisms ◽  
Genetically Modified ◽  
Genetically Modified Crops ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Gm Crops ◽  
Member States ◽  
Gm Maize ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Gm Potato ◽  
Mon 810

Member States wishing to cultivate genetically modified organisms (GMOs) have always been a minority in the EU. Only eight out of twenty-seven have experienced transgenic agriculture. Throughout the years, the opposition to this form of farming has become a genuinely transnational phenomenon given that many regions of different European countries declared themselves GMO-free. Moreover, Member States such as Austria, Luxembourg, Greece, Poland and, most recently, Hungary officially banned transgenic agriculture within their borders altogether. France and Germany suspended the cultivation of GM maize MON 810, respectively in 2008 and 2009.In addition, the EU has previously authorized only two GM crops: GM maize MON 810 (authorization renewed in 2008) and GM potato EH92-527-1 (2010), known as the ‘Amflora potato.’ The cautious approach towards transgenic farming is also witnessed by the long and contested process of renewal of the permit to cultivate GM maize MON 810 and the issue of the authorization for the Amflora potato.

scholarly journals MicroRNA Transformed Genetically Modified Crops and their Effect on Human Health.

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sameer Quazi
Keyword(s):  
Human Health ◽  
Genetically Modified Organisms ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Genetically Modified ◽  
Genetically Modified Crops ◽  
Micro Rna ◽  
Gm Crops ◽  
Gm Plants ◽  
Micro Rnas ◽  
Wide Range

Abstract GM crops or Genetically Modified crops are attracted a wide range of media attention in recent years and continues to do so. Media given awareness about the genetically modified crops to public. They reported the uses and drawbacks of the GM crops. The technique offers with regards to the range of advantages of the use of genetically modified crops. In the Pioneer stage of the production of GM crops, two different sectors of concern have been evolved, which includes impact on the agriculture and dangerous to human life. Safety of the eatables have a vital role in the world. The issue can be reduced by enhancing the productivity and quality of the crop. Genetic manipulation technology depends on the MiRNA, it is one of the main problem-solving methods, which influence the environmental product formation through improving major rules used for miRNAs modification and its objectives in GM plants, it contains constitutive, induction to stress, or specific tissue expression of micro RNAs or their aim, RNA gene silencing mechanism, micro-RNA-resistant target and gene expressions. Genetically Modified Organisms is one of the major focuses in biomedical research from 1980s. Since, Genetically Modified models with animal enable researchers for treatment of human genetic diseases. Genetically Modified microorganisms, crops, and animals are used for the production of drugs that are complex by which helps the generation to vaccines that are cheaper. However, this article+ more focused on the human health associated with the genetically modified foods and role of miRNAs in respected to GM food products.

Consumers' Valuation of GMO Segregation Programs in Japan

2006 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 201-211 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shigeru Matsumoto
Keyword(s):  
Willingness To Pay ◽  
Contingent Valuation ◽  
Contingent Valuation Method ◽  
Genetically Modified ◽  
Threshold Level ◽  
Genetically Modified Organism ◽  
Valuation Method ◽  
Enforcement Costs

The contingent valuation method was used to elicit Japanese consumers' willingness-to-pay for genetically modified organism (GMO) segregation programs. The results revealed that most consumers pay nonnegligible premiums for products produced under strict GMO-segregation programs. However, we found that the premium did not vary by the threshold level of GMO content in the product. We further found that a government certification did not increase the premium for GMO-segregation programs. Therefore, an additional mandatory regulation to reduce GMO contaminations would not be worthwhile because such a regulation would incur substantial enforcement costs.

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