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| − | <p> Our country, India has been progressively adopting GM crops, which has led to a heated debate in our country. This prompted us to investigate GMO related issues by reaching out to it's stakeholders, general public (consumers and farmers), NGOs and regulatory authorities. Our objectives were to answer following questions: 1. | + | <p> Our country, India has been progressively adopting GM crops, which has led to a heated debate in our country. This prompted us to investigate GMO related issues by reaching out to it's stakeholders, general public (consumers and farmers), NGOs and regulatory authorities. Our objectives were to answer following questions: 1. What percent of general public have heard of GMO and are aware of it's economical, technical and political implications? 2. What is the perception of public regarding the consumption of GM foods and patenting? 3. What makes a person opt for GM food consumption? Better knowledge and understanding of GM?</p> |
You can view the survey questionnaire [https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2016/b/b3/Iitmsuvey.pdf here]. | You can view the survey questionnaire [https://static.igem.org/mediawiki/2016/b/b3/Iitmsuvey.pdf here]. | ||
Revision as of 12:55, 17 October 2016
GMO in India
Our country, India has been progressively adopting GM crops, which has led to a heated debate in our country. This prompted us to investigate GMO related issues by reaching out to it's stakeholders, general public (consumers and farmers), NGOs and regulatory authorities. Our objectives were to answer following questions: 1. What percent of general public have heard of GMO and are aware of it's economical, technical and political implications? 2. What is the perception of public regarding the consumption of GM foods and patenting? 3. What makes a person opt for GM food consumption? Better knowledge and understanding of GM?
You can view the survey questionnaire here.
Interviewing NGOs
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Interviewing regulatory authorities
