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Review article - Peer-reviewed, 2022

Public perception of plant gene technologies worldwide in the light of food security

Ewa, Wozniak-Gientka; Agata, Tyczewska; Milica, Perisic; Anna, Beniermann; Dennis, Eriksson; Nick, Vangheluwe; Godelieve, Gheysen; Selimk, Cetiner; Naghmehk, Abiri; Tomasza, Twardowski

Abstract

Achieving global food security is becoming increasingly challenging and many stakeholders around the world are searching for new ways to reach this demanding goal. Here we demonstrate examples of genetically modified and genome edited plants introduced to the market in different world regions. Transgenic crops are regulated based on the characteristics of the product in many countries including the United States and Canada, while the European Union, India, China and others regulate process-based i.e. on how the product was made. We also present the public perception of state-of-the-art plant gene technologies in different regions of the world in the past 20 years. The results of literature analysis show that the public in Europe and North America is more familiar with the notion of genome editing and genetically modified organisms than the public in other world regions.

Keywords

Food security; genetic modification; genome editing; plant biotechnology; plant gene technology; public perception

Published in

GM Crops and Food Biotechnology in Agriculture and the Food Chain
2022, Volume: 13, number: 1, pages: 218-241
Publisher: TAYLOR AND FRANCIS AS

    Sustainable Development Goals

    SDG2 Zero hunger

    UKÄ Subject classification

    Plant Biotechnology

    Publication identifier

    DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/21645698.2022.2111946

    Permanent link to this page (URI)

    https://res.slu.se/id/publ/119029