Consumer knowledge and acceptance of agricultural biotechnology vary
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Consumer knowledge and acceptance of agricultural biotechnology vary
T food system is often described as increasingly consumer-driven, but this does not seem to be the case with food products derived from modern biotechnology. Genetically engineered (GE) crops have been commercially available since 1996, but most consum ers are unaware that they have prob ably been consuming them. Consumer acceptance or rejection of food made hand, consumer concerns or relucta...
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عنوان ژورنال: California Agriculture
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0008-0845
DOI: 10.3733/ca.v058n02p99