Download or read book The Media the Public and Agricultural Biotechnology written by Dominique Brossard and published by CABI. This book was released on 2007 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together the perspectives of both researchers and practitioners on public opinion processes, these case studies look at public opinion data, communication theory and international examples to see how public opinion is formed. Empirical tests of theories of opinion formation are studied as well as practical experiences used to provide critical insights on communication strategies.
Download or read book The Public the Media and Agricultural Biotechnology written by Dominique Brossard and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 405 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Grain of Truth written by Susanna Hornig Priest and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2002-07-15 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Grain of Truth debunks the myth that growing public distrust of genetically modified organisms can be attributed to scientific illiteracy or sensationalistic news stories. Media coverage of these issues has been dominated by the spokespersons of industry_yet evidence of consumer uncertainty has been available all along. The roots of the controversy are visible in press coverage and public opinion polls over the past decade, covering everything from the manufacture of growth hormones used in dairy cows through the cloning of Dolly the sheep to the appearance of the so-called 'terminator gene.' Arguing neither for nor against genetic engineering and other forms of biotechnology, this book charges both media and industry with ignoring the concerns of the general public and encourages greater public debate over biotech and other such complex issues.
Download or read book The Media the Public and Agricultural Biotechnology written by Dominique Brossard and published by CABI. This book was released on 2007 with total page 431 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bringing together the perspectives of both researchers and practitioners on public opinion processes, these case studies look at public opinion data, communication theory and international examples to see how public opinion is formed. Empirical tests of theories of opinion formation are studied as well as practical experiences used to provide critical insights on communication strategies.
Download or read book Public Health and Agricultural Biotechnology written by Mitchell Berger and published by Universal-Publishers. This book was released on 2000-09 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Genetically modified foods present numerous ethical, environmental, health and legal challenges. This report synthesizes information from many websites, scientific journals, newspapers and books that discuss the controversy surrounding genetically modified foods. The author has attempted to show that although the future applications of agrobiotechnology appear promising, the ways in which it is currently being used and regulated should be evaluated with a healthy degree of skepticism.
Download or read book Role of Biotechnology in Agriculture written by B. N. Prasad and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the context of South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation countries.
Download or read book Media Effects Public Perceptions of Science and Authoritarian Attitudes Towards Agricultural Biotechnology Decision making written by Dominique Brossard and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Biotechnology written by DIANE Publishing Company and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1995-07 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 154 citations in English covering: biotechnology, bioengineering, transgenic topics, genetics, & ethics, mass media, society, consumers, public opinion, etc. Many citations have abstracts. Author & subject indexes.
Download or read book Successful Agricultural Innovation in Emerging Economies written by David J. Bennett and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-03-07 with total page 457 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative review of the implementation of new crop breeding technologies and their role in feeding an increasing global population.
Download or read book Agricultural Biotechnology written by Margriet F. Caswell and published by DIANE Publishing. This book was released on 1994 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the economic, scientific, and social factors that will influence the future of biotechnology in agriculture. Shows that both private and public sector R&D are contributing significantly to the development of biotechnologies. A review of 23 published studies on the subject.
Download or read book The Role of Biotechnology in a Sustainable Food Supply written by Jennie S. Popp and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-01-31 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A challenge of our generation is the creation of an efficient system providing sustainable food and fuel from the land whilst also preserving biodiversity and ecosystems. We must feed a human population that is expected to grow to more than nine billion by mid-century. Agricultural biotechnology is one tool that holds potential promise to alleviate hunger and poverty. However, there are complex and interrelated scientific, social, political and ethical questions regarding the widespread use of biotechnology in the food supply. This edited volume discusses diverse perspectives on sustainable food production systems in terms of challenges, opportunities, success stories, barriers and risks associated with agricultural and food biotechnology. The effects of biotechnology on the environment, ethical and moral issues, potential changes to government policies and economics, and social implications are summarised. This book will interest students, professionals and researchers from the areas of bioengineering, agriculture and ecosystem science to economics and political science.
Download or read book Let Them Eat Precaution written by Jon Entine and published by A E I Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The often-confrontational debate over the development of agricultural and pharmaceutical products made with the help of genetic modification has drastically limited the exploitation of this still new technology. This book focuses on the risk and rewards of genetic modification, the differing paths the dialogue on GM has followed in Europe and the developing world in contrast to the United States, how the debate impacts the commercial realities of companies developing new products, and what strategies might foster more constructive discussion over the costs and benefits of genetic manipulation to bring about more rational and internationally coordinated public policy.
Download or read book Regulating Agricultural Biotechnology written by Richard E. Just and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-12-26 with total page 712 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents the first thorough economic analysis of current agricultural biotechnology regulation. The contributors, most of whom are agricultural economists working either in universities or NGOs, address issues such as commercial pesticides, the costs of approving new products, liability, benefits, consumer acceptance, regulation and its impacts, transgenic crops, social welfare implications, and biosafety.
Download or read book Agricultural Biotechnology written by Arie Altman and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 1997-11-06 with total page 798 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work integrates basic biotechnological methodologies with up-to-date agricultural practices, offering solutions to specific agricultural needs and problems from plant and crop yield to animal husbandry. It presents and evaluates the limitations of classical methodologies and the potential of novel and emergent agriculturally related biotechnologies.
Download or read book The Intended and Unintended Effects of U S Agricultural and Biotechnology Policies written by Joshua S. Graff Zivin and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2012-03-15 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using economic models and empirical analysis, this volume examines a wide range of agricultural and biofuel policy issues and their effects on American agricultural and related agrarian insurance markets. Beginning with a look at the distribution of funds by insurance programs—created to support farmers but often benefiting crop processors instead—the book then examines the demand for biofuel and the effects of biofuel policies on agricultural price uncertainty. Also discussed are genetically engineered crops, which are assuming an increasingly important role in arbitrating tensions between energy production, environmental protection, and the global food supply. Other contributions discuss the major effects of genetic engineering on worldwide food markets. By addressing some of the most challenging topics at the intersection of agriculture and biotechnology, this volume informs crucial debates.
Download or read book Agricultural Biotechnology and the Environment written by Sheldon Krimsky and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Mass Media Framing of Biotechnology News written by Leonie A. Marks and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abstract: In fast-changing scientific fields like biotechnology, new information and discoveries should influence the balance of risks and rewards and their associated media coverage. This study investigates how reporters interpret and report such information and, in turn, whether they frame the public debate about biotechnology. Mass media coverage of medical and agricultural biotechnology is compared over a 12-year period and in two different countries: the United States and the United Kingdom. We examine whether media have consistently chosen to emphasize the potential risks over the benefits of these applications, or vice versa, and what information might drive any relevant changes in such frames. We find that the two sets of technologies have been framed differently--more positive for medical applications, more negative for agricultural biotechnology. This result holds over time and across different geographic locations. We also find that international events influence media coverage but
