Dickrell, Peter A. (author), McCracken, Vicki A. (author), and Department of Agricultural Economics, Washington State University, Pullman, WA
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
1989
Published:
USA
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 94 Document Number: C07196
Notes:
food irradiation; food safety, James F. Evans Collection, Pullman, WA : College of Agriculture and Home Economics Research Center, Washington State University, 1989. (Research Bulletin No. XB1014) 14 p., The history of food irradiation is explained. The description of and results from a focus group study of consumer attitudes about food irradiation are presented.
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Document Number: C37034
Notes:
Pages 81-99 in Bill Vitek and Wes Jackson (eds.), The virtues of ignorance: complexity, sustainability and the limits of knowledge. University Press of Kentucky, Lexington. 354 pages.
18 pages., via online journal, The aim of this paper is to investigate the perceptions of small-scale farmers in Brazil towards genetically modified (GM) crops based on a sample of 15 focus groups involving 111 individuals. The analysis of the corpus shows heterogeneous perceptions regarding these crops, shaped by diverse factors, including economic prospects and concerns with the impact on health and the environment. There are many misgivings about these effects among the farmers, who are keen to receive unbiased information on the topic. These uncertainties affect them more as consumers, as most would prefer eating GM-free food, than as producers, as they consider other aspects, especially economic feasibility, when deciding what to grow. Although most farmers believe they should have a voice in decision-making on agricultural issues, few have made concerted efforts to be heard.
