What is it about?
Southern regions of Mexico are the center of origin of several cultivated plants such as grain (maize) and legumes. The introduction of genetically modified (GM) organisms (GMOs), called transgenics, in agriculture and food continues causing enormous controversy in the perceptions and attitudes mainly of environmental groups and farmers in Mexico
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Why is it important?
This is especially important in maize that is part of the cultural heritage from ancient Mexican cultures. However, it is not clear what the overall perception is in the Mexican society on the use of GMO in cultivated crops. Therefore, the objective of this study was to measure Mexicans’ perceptions and attitudes about the production and consumption of GMOs
Perspectives
The results revealed important similarities and differences with studies in other countries, showing mainly that the respondents did not have sufficient information about GMOs, are highly distrustful of GMOs, want transgenic products to be labeled as such and do not perceive GMOs’ social values and positive health effects beyond increasing agricultural productivity. We conclude that it is necessary to generate and provide scientifically accurate information on GMOs, so that people are better informed and can give a critical opinion on the use of GMOs.
EMETERIO FRANCO
Universidad de Colima
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This page is a summary of: Perceptions and attitudes of the Mexican urban population towards genetically modified organisms, British Food Journal, December 2016, Emerald,
DOI: 10.1108/bfj-06-2016-0247.
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