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2. Competing food sovereignties: GMO-free activism, democracy and state preemptive laws in Southern Oregon
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Daye, Rebecka (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2020-12-01
- Published:
- USA: Springer
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 202 Document Number: D12046
- Journal Title:
- Agriculture and Human Values
- Journal Title Details:
- Vol. 37, issue 4
- Notes:
- 13 pages, via Online Journal, Indicators of food sovereignty and food democracy center on people having the right and ability to define their food polices and strategies with respect to food culture, food security, sustainability and use of natural resources. Yet food sovereignty, like democracy, exists on multiple and competing scales, and policymakers and citizens often have different agendas and priorities. In passing a ban on the use of genetically-modified (GMO) seeds in agriculture, Jackson County, Oregon has obtained some measure of food sovereignty. Between 2016 and 2017 ethnographic research was undertaken in rural Southern Oregon where local community and State of Oregon priorities regarding the use of GMO crops are in conflict. This article presents ethnographic research findings about the expression and negotiation of multiple food sovereignties by civil society in rural southern Oregon and the State of Oregon via democratic processes. In particular, these findings illustrate the effects of socio-political power dynamics on local and state acts of food sovereignty, democracy and agrifood policy by analyzing what the different expressions of food sovereignty reveal for its implementation at the local level.
3. Contextualizing farmers' attitudes towards genetically modified crops
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Jussaume, Raymond A., Jr. (author) and Kondoh, Kazumi (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2006-10
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C25282
- Journal Title:
- Agriculture and Human Values
- Journal Title Details:
- 23(3) : 341-352
4. Enhancing farmers’ agency in the global crop commons through use of biocultural community protocols
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Halewood, Michael (author), Villanueva, Ana Bedmar (author), Rasolojaona, Jazzy (author), Andriamahazo, Michelle (author), Rakotoniaina, Naritiana (author), Bossou, Bienvenu (author), Mikpon, Toussaint (author), Vodouhe, Raymond (author), Fey, Lena (author), Drews, Andreas (author), Kumar, P. Lava (author), Rasoanirina, Bernadette (author), Rasoazafndrabe, Thérèse (author), Aigbe, Marcellin (author), Agbahounzo, Blaise (author), Otieno, Gloria (author), Garforth, Kathryn (author), Kiene, Tobias (author), and Nnadozie, Kent (author)
- Format:
- Journal Article
- Publication Date:
- 2021-01-06
- Published:
- USA: Springer
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 202 Document Number: D12038
- Journal Title:
- Agriculture and Human Values
- Notes:
- 16 pages, via Online Journal, Crop genetic resources constitute a ‘new’ global commons, characterized by multiple layers of activities of farmers, genebanks, public and private research and development organizations, and regulatory agencies operating from local to global levels. This paper presents sui generis biocultural community protocols that were developed by four communities in Benin and Madagascar to improve their ability to contribute to, and benefit from, the crop commons. The communities were motivated in part by the fact that their national governments’ had recently ratified the Plant Treaty and the Nagoya Protocol, which make commitments to promoting the rights of indigenous peoples, local communities and farmers, without being prescriptive as to how Contracting Parties should implement those commitments. The communities identified the protocols as useful means to advance their interests and/or rights under both the Plant Treaty and the Nagoya Protocol to be recognized as managers of local socio-ecological systems, to access genetic resources from outside the communities, and to control others’ access to resources managed by the community.
5. Gene technology, food production, and public opinion : a UK study
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Frewer, Lynn J. (author), Shepherd, Richard (author), and Sparks, Paul (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 1994
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 96 Document Number: C07717
- Journal Title:
- Agriculture and Human Values
- Journal Title Details:
- 11 (1) : 19-28
- Notes:
- search through journal, In this paper, dimensions of the debate surrounding the application of gene technology to food production are discussed and a study assessing perceptions of the technology among a sample of the UK public (n=1499) is reported. The general picture that emerges from the study is one of people expressing low familiarity with the technology, with more people associating it with high risks than with low risks, and more people expecting it to provide low benefits than high benefits. Attitudes towards different applications vary significantly, as does trust in different potential sources of information about the technology. It is also shown that attitudes can be predicted not only by estimates of risks and benefits but also by perceptions of the involvement of ethical issues, but the perceived need for the technology, and by the perceived likelihood of improvements it is likely to bring to the quality of life in the UK. The results are discussed in the context of the need for greater public information about the technology and the realization that communication of risks takes place within a complex network of societal relationships. (original)
6. Genome-edited versus genetically-modifed tomatoes: an experiment on people’s perceptions and acceptance of food biotechnology in the UK and Switzerland
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Bearth, Angela (author), Kaptan, Gulbanu (author), and Kessler, Sabrina Heike (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2022-03-22
- Published:
- USA: Springer
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 205 Document Number: D12625
- Journal Title:
- Agriculture and Human Values
- Journal Title Details:
- V. 39
- Notes:
- 15 pgs, Biotechnology might contribute to solving food safety and security challenges. However, gene technology has been under public scrutiny, linked to the framing of the media and public discourse. The study aims to investigate people’s perceptions and acceptance of food biotechnology with focus on transgenic genetic modification versus genome editing. An online experiment was conducted with participants from the United Kingdom (n = 490) and Switzerland (n = 505). The participants were presented with the topic of food biotechnology and more specifically with experimentally varied vignettes on transgenic and genetic modification and genome editing (scientific uncertainty: high vs. low, media format: journalistic vs. user-generated blog). The results suggest that participants from both countries express higher levels of acceptance for genome editing compared to transgenic genetic modification. The general and personal acceptance of these technologies depend largely on whether the participants believe the application is beneficial, how they perceive scientific uncertainty, and the country they reside in. Our findings suggest that future communication about gene technology should focus more on discussing trade-offs between using an agricultural technologies and tangible and relevant benefits, instead of a unidimensional focus on risk and safety.
7. How consumers use mandatory genetic engineering (GE) labels: evidence from Vermont
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Kolodinsky, Jane (author), Morris, Sean (author), Pazuniak, Orest (author), and University of Vermont
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2018-10-29
- Published:
- United States: Springer Netherlands
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 8 Document Number: D10315
- Journal Title:
- Agriculture and Human Values
- Journal Title Details:
- 36(1) : 117-125
- Notes:
- 9 pages., Via online journal., Food labels legislated by the U.S. government have been designed to provide information to consumers. It has been asserted that the simple disclosures “produced using genetic engineering” on newly legislated U.S. food labels will send a signal that influences individual preferences rather than providing information. Vermont is the only US state to have experienced mandatory labeling of foods produced using genetic engineering (GE) via simple disclosures. Using a representative sample of adults who experienced Vermont’s mandatory GE labeling policy, we examined whether GE labels were seen by consumers and whether the labels provided information or influenced preferences. Nearly one-third of respondents reported seeing a label. Higher income, younger consumers who search for information about GE were more likely to report seeing a label. We also estimated whether labels served as information cues that helped reveal consumer preferences through purchases, or whether labels served as a signal that influenced preferences and purchases. For 50.5% of consumers who saw a label, the label served as an information cue that revealed their preferences. For 13% of those who saw the label, the label influenced preferences and behavior. Overall, for 4% of the total sample, simple GE disclosures influenced preferences. For a slight majority of consumers who used a GE label, simple disclosures were an information signal and not a preference signal. Searching for GE information, classifying as female, older age and opposing GE in food production significantly increased the probability that GE labels served as an information source. Providing such disclosures to consumers may be the least complex and most transparent option for mandatory GE labeling.
8. Is risk regulation a strategic influence on decision making in the biotechnology industry?
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Chataway, Joanna (author) and Tait, Joyce (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 1993
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 94 Document Number: C07210
- Journal Title:
- Agriculture and Human Values
- Journal Title Details:
- 10 (2) : 60-67
- Notes:
- James F. Evans Collection
9. Not in my body: rBHG and the rise of organic milk
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Dupuis, E. Melanie (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2000-09
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C25544
- Journal Title:
- Agriculture and Human Values
- Journal Title Details:
- 17(3) : 285-295
10. The bST debate: the relationship between awareness and acceptance of technological advances
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Smith, D.E. (author), Skalnik, J.R. (author), and Skalnik, P.C. (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 1997
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 104 Document Number: C08968
- Journal Title:
- Agriculture and Human Values
- Journal Title Details:
- 14(1) : 59-66