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Resistance to agricultural biotechnology: The importance of distinguishing between weak and strong public attitudes
Author(s) -
Aerni Philipp
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
biotechnology journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.144
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1860-7314
pISSN - 1860-6768
DOI - 10.1002/biot.201300188
Subject(s) - agricultural biotechnology , agriculture , microbiology and biotechnology , resistance (ecology) , political science , business , biology , agronomy , ecology
Empirical research shows that European governments and retailers are unlikely to be directly punished by taxpayers and consumers if they move away from their anti‐GMO positions and policies. However, it is ultimately not the weak attitudes of taxpayers and consumers that matter to governments and retailers but the strong attitudes of the noisy anti‐biotech movement. (Image: Highway signs: ©maxmitzu – Fotolia.com; woman and balance: ©lassedesignen – Fotolia.com)