| Title |
Farmer knowledge and a priori risk analysis: pre-release evaluation of genetically modified Roundup Ready wheat across the Canadian prairies
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, May 2009
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| DOI | 10.1007/s11356-009-0177-6 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Ian J. Mauro, Stéphane M. McLachlan, Rene C. Van Acker |
| Abstract |
The controversy over the world's first genetically modified (GM) wheat, Roundup Ready wheat (RRW), challenged the efficacy of 'science-based' risk assessment, largely because it excluded the public, particularly farmers, from meaningful input. Risk analysis, in contrast, is broader in orientation as it incorporates scientific data as well as socioeconomic, ethical, and legal concerns, and considers expert and lay input in decision-making. Local knowledge (LK) of farmers is experience-based and represents a rich and reliable source of information regarding the impacts associated with agricultural technology, thereby complementing the scientific data normally used in risk assessment. The overall goal of this study was to explore the role of farmer LK in the a priori risk analysis of RRW. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 2 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 2 | 100% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 2% |
| Indonesia | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Italy | 1 | <1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Russia | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 104 | 93% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 18 | 16% |
| Researcher | 16 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 10 | 9% |
| Other | 22 | 20% |
| Unknown | 21 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 30 | 27% |
| Social Sciences | 19 | 17% |
| Environmental Science | 9 | 8% |
| Economics, Econometrics and Finance | 7 | 6% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 5 | 4% |
| Other | 20 | 18% |
| Unknown | 22 | 20% |
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