Essays about: "GMOs"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 essays containing the word GMOs.

  1. 1. Students’ perceptions of genetically modified organisms : what is required to increase acceptance?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of People and Society

    Author : Emma Lif; [2023]
    Keywords : Genetically modified organisms; perceptions; acceptance; students; qualitative semi-structured interviews;

    Abstract : Producing enough food for the world's growing population is a challenge that puts great pressure on the agricultural food system to ensure global food security Furthermore, climate change is additionally exacerbating this challenge. Part of the solution could be genetically modified organisms (GMOs), but their use has been a source of controversy among various actors that have hindered their adoption. READ MORE

  3. 2. Development of a Universal Method of Measuring Macromolecules in Oats.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Tillämpad biokemi; Lunds universitet/Beräkningskemi

    Author : Pontus Ågren; [2019]
    Keywords : Oat; mutation breeding; storage; applied biochemistry; Agriculture and Food Sciences;

    Abstract : The breeding of agricultural food crops has been of imperative importance for thousands of years and remains so today, with new methods being developed regularly. Some of these newer methods have some legal difficulties, forcing scientists to stay with the older, reliable yet slower methods. READ MORE

  4. 3. Unravelling the GMO Policy-Making Impasse - A Qualitative Content Analysis of the Perceptions of Ghana's Anti-GMO groups on Public Participation and Trust

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; Lunds universitet/Graduate School; Lunds universitet/Master of Science in Development Studies

    Author : Rufai Issifu; [2018]
    Keywords : GMO Bill; GMO Policy-Making; Democracy; Governance; Government Officials; Public Participation; Trust; Development and Ghana; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In many countries, GMO policy-making has been characterised with a lot of controversy, participation and trust being the most pressing issues. The ongoing Ghanaian GMO policy-making is not spared of the controversy. READ MORE

  5. 4. GMO perceptions among Swedish stakeholders and their implication on the acceptance of a new biotechnological advancement

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för geovetenskaper

    Author : Sanaz Habibi Shahbolaghi; [2018]
    Keywords : Sustainable Development; GMO; biotechnology; CRISPR; Reservations; Sweden.;

    Abstract : With the global population expected to reach more than 10 billion by the year 2050, one of the global challenges will be in meeting the growing food demand. Coupled with the effects of climate change on the environment, the world will need plant varieties that can adapt to changing environmental conditions to meet the food production challenge. READ MORE

  6. 5. Opting out of GM agriculture - The scope for EU Member States to restrict cultivation of genetically modified crops

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

    Author : Ville Edström; [2015]
    Keywords : Environmental law; EU Law; Genetically modified organisms; Law and Political Science;

    Abstract : Odling av genetiskt modifierade organismer (GMO) har länge varit ett omdebatterat och politiskt känsligt ämne i EU. Sådan odling väcker en mängd olika betänksamheter och frågor hos europeiska medborgare. I spektrumet återfinns bland annat frågor om risker för miljön och hälsa till socioekonomiska och etiska betänkligheter. READ MORE