Acceptance of modern biotechnology in developing countries: a case study of the Philippines
by Philipp Aerni, Peter Rieder
International Journal of Biotechnology (IJBT), Vol. 2, No. 1/2/3, 2000

Abstract: Recently, public acceptance of transgenic food has become a political issue, not only in industrialised, but also in developing countries with democratic systems such as India and the Philippines. This article presents a methodology that can be applied to assess public acceptance of agricultural biotechnology in developing countries. In the case of the Philippines, a survey of 65 respondents representing the main stakeholders involved in the public debate on biotechnology was conducted using a semi-standardised questionnaire. Perception patterns among the participants were evaluated by means of a cluster and a principal component analysis. The political weight attributed to each stakeholder was defined by applying a policy network analysis. The findings indicate that public acceptance of transgenic food crops is also a critical issue in the Philippines.

Online publication date: Sun, 13-Jul-2003

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