Welcome, Guest |
You have to register before you can post on our site.
|
Online Users |
There are currently 347 online users. » 0 Member(s) | 347 Guest(s)
|
|
|
Public perception of GMO food: A Nationwide Chinese Consumer Study |
Posted by: Jack Straw - 09-07-2021, 09:29 PM - Forum: Alternative Media iCitizen Journalist Newsroom
- No Replies
|
|
Genetically modified (GM) technology is a highly controversial topic for today’s global food consumer. The commercial development of GM crops began in 1996 with GM corn and has expanded every year with the cultivation of GM crops. In 2016, global land use for GM crops reached 185.1 million hectors.1 Although GM foods had helped sustain the nutritional needs of human beings and farm animals and mounting evidence showed that GM foods were substantially equivalent to traditionally bred food sources, it has also sparked fierce debate about its safety. This has generated worldwide interest in finding a common and harmonious narrative to deal with new opportunities and challenges of biotechnology. A recent review of public perceptions of animal biotechnology,2 provides an excellent context for understanding public knowledge, attitudes, and perception of GM Food in China.
Consumer attitudes about GM food are complex and interwoven with the consumer’s knowledge of the science, lifestyle and public perception. Since 2002, surveys have been conducted in China on public acceptance of GM food from the perspective of consumer behavior, such as intent to purchase, presence of GM markers, and sensitivity to price point8,9,10,11,12,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23 (Table 1). There has been a general lack of fundamental studies on the public’s scientific perception and policy interpretation of GM food. Moreover, the scope of previous surveys has been limited to a few of the largest cities in developed areas of China, with little or no coverage of rural areas. In all cases, the number of respondents in most of these earlier surveys was less than 1000. This study summarizes the status of GM food in China and provides the results of questionnaires that surveyed consumers from every province on their knowledge level, present attitudes, and future thoughts of GM food in China. A statistically relevant sample size of 2063 questionnaires were satisfactorily completed. The findings in this survey provide insight into Chinese consumers and offer a possible path for “smart” industrialization of GM technologies in China.
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41538-018-0018-4
|
|
|
Bitcoin Uses More Electricity Than Many Countries. How Is That Possible? |
Posted by: Guest - 09-07-2021, 03:59 AM - Forum: Here There And Everywhere
- Replies (1)
|
|
Cryptocurrencies have emerged as one of the most captivating, yet head-scratching, investments in the world. They soar in value. They crash. They’ll change the world, their fans claim, by displacing traditional currencies like the dollar, rupee or ruble. They’re named after dog memes.
And in the process of simply existing, cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, one of the most popular, use astonishing amounts of electricity.
We’ll explain how that works in a minute. But first, consider this: The process of creating Bitcoin to spend or trade consumes around 91 terawatt-hours of electricity annually, more than is used by Finland, a nation of about 5.5 million.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021...icity.html
What happens if the Dwarves delve too greedily and too deep?
|
|
|
|
|
Latest Threads |
666 and the Last Generati...
Last Post: CedricRose
01-07-2025, 05:13 PM
|
Are You Experienced? Have...
Last Post: admin
12-31-2024, 11:59 AM
|
Prepare For The Final Pla...
Last Post: CedricRose
11-05-2024, 03:04 AM
|
Unification Is The Key Fi...
Last Post: admin
10-31-2023, 04:25 PM
|
Interesting Videos, Sketc...
Last Post: Guest
09-07-2023, 07:37 PM
|
Private Economy with Publ...
Last Post: Guest
09-06-2023, 05:54 PM
|
Humanity Wake Up Call Fro...
Last Post: Guest
09-06-2023, 05:27 PM
|
Esoteric Monuments and La...
Last Post: Guest
09-06-2023, 05:15 PM
|
US plans to 'fight th...
Last Post: Guest
09-06-2023, 06:35 AM
|
Running with the Pack!
Last Post: Guest
09-06-2023, 06:13 AM
|
|