What farmers think about GM (genetically modified) crops

    Collection:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center (ACDC)
    Contributers:
    Economic and Social Research Council, Swindon, England.
    Format:
    News release
    Publication Date:
    2008-02-24
    URL:
    http://www.esrc.ac.uk
    Published:
    UK
    Location:
    Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 164 Document Number: C27342
    Subject Term:
    advisory services, attitudes, biotechnology, communication barriers, farm management, farmer attitudes, farmers, farming methods, finance, information gathering, information issues, information sources, genetic engineering, and UK
    Notes:
    2 pages., Survey among large-scale, commodity farmers. Includes a reference to findings that many farmers disapprove of past cuts in public funding for agricultural advisory services. "It is now complicated and expensive for farmers to get good advice."

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