Open AccessIntroduction Des Organismes Génétiquement Modifiés(OGM) Dans L’agriculture En Côte d’Ivoire: Etat De Connaissance Et Souhaits Des Populations De Six (6) Localités Du Sud Du Pays
Author(s) -
Boraud N’takpé Kama Maxime,
S. Aké,
Jacques Gasquez
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
european scientific journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1857-7881
pISSN - 1857-7431
DOI - 10.19044/esj.2016.v12n30p112
Subject(s) - agriculture , poverty , geography , socioeconomics , cote d ivoire , agricultural productivity , forestry , ethnology , political science , humanities , archaeology , sociology , art , law
Transgenic plants with their huge potential as the high yields, resistance to diseases, insects and water stress seem to be a solution for Africa and could contribute to poverty reduction and the increase of agricultural production in this area of the world often face starvation. However GMOs dragging a trail of controversy and risk maligned with a series of impacts that concern the human health, environmental, social and economic. Is the dangerousness of transgenic plants a concern people of Ivory Coast? Investigations were carried out on 400 farmers and 1000 educated people in through a series of questions.