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2. Doubts about the promised bounty of genetically modified crops
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Hakin, Danny (author)
- Format:
- News article
- Publication Date:
- 2016-10-29
- Published:
- Interational
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 157 Document Number: D07482
- Journal Title:
- New York Times
3. Economic impact and impacts of continuing to proceed as we are now
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Harl, Neil E. (author)
- Format:
- Presentation
- Publication Date:
- 2003
- Published:
- USA
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 146 Document Number: D06623
- Notes:
- Presentation at a conference, "Concentration in agriculture: how much, how serious and why worry" at Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, February 4, 2003. 18 pages.
4. Farmers prevailing perception profiles regarding GM crops: a classification proposal
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Almeida, Carla (author) and Massarani, Luisa (author)
- Format:
- Online journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2018
- Published:
- SAGE Journals
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 32 Document Number: D10598
- Journal Title:
- Public Understanding of Science
- Journal Title Details:
- 27(8), 952–966
- Notes:
- 15 pages., via online journal., 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.
5. Monsanto responds to misleading New York Times gmo article
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Weber, Nick (author)
- Format:
- Blog
- Publication Date:
- 2016-10-31
- Published:
- International
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 157 Document Number: D07488
- Journal Title:
- Monsanto
6. Testing the Impact of Animating Infographics on Consumer Trust and Attitude When Communicating about Genetic Modification
- Collection:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
- Contributers:
- Lamm, J. Alexa (author), Gibson, Kristin (author), and Holt, Jessica (author)
- Format:
- Journal article
- Publication Date:
- 2020-05-13
- Published:
- USA: New Prairie Pres
- Location:
- Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 201 Document Number: D11766
- Journal Title:
- Journal of Applied Communications
- Journal Title Details:
- Iss.2, Vol. 104
- Notes:
- 15 pages, via online journal, Scientific innovation provides benefits to society but also fosters suspicion and distrust. The unknown of scientific innovations in agriculture has yielded a strained relationship between consumers and farmers, creating little to no public support for solutions to agricultural issues. The relationship between public trust and agricultural innovation is further strained when discussing genetic modification (GM) science and food. Informational graphics are an increasingly popular communication technique that may effectively communicate GM science to consumers. This study examined, through a experimental design using two treatments and a control, if static or animated infographics sharing current societal perceptions of GM science in the U.S. influenced consumers’ trust in science, personal attitudes toward GM, and perceived attitudes of others toward GM science. The animated group had the highest mean trust in science and the control group had the most positive attitude toward GM and the most positive perceived attitudes of others toward GM. The only significant difference was the control group had a more positive perceived attitude than the animated group. The infographics’ lack of impact on respondents’ trust or attitude toward GM science contradicted previous research about respondents’ increased attitude and elaboration of agricultural issues. Food concerns are of continual importance for consumers, and researchers need to help food and fiber scientists and communicators share relevant and research-based information with the public through diverse channels.