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Genetically modified crops in developing countries: Savior or traitor?
Azadi, Hossein; Taheri, Fatemeh; Ghazali, Samane et al.
2022In Journal of Cleaner Production, 371, p. 133296
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Keywords :
Biotechnology; Developing countries; Food policy; Food safety; Sustainability impact; Environmental consequences; Food policies; Food-safety; Genetic modification technologies; Genetic modifications; Genetically modified crops; Higher yield; Meta-analysis; Social consequences; Sustainability impacts; Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment; Building and Construction; Environmental Science (all); Strategy and Management; Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering; General Environmental Science
Abstract :
[en] Genetic modification has been used as a method to produce higher yields for consumption. However, the impact of genetic modification technology on agriculture in developing countries at the farm level often remains unclear. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the environmental, social and economic consequences of genetically modified (GM) crops at the farm level in developing countries. Using a meta-analysis on 40 empirical studies conveyed in developing countries, this article reports farmers’ reflections on the influences of GM crops in the framework of sustainability, including environmental, economic, and social impacts. Results indicate that genetic modification technology has been able to enhance the socio-economic and environmental efficiency of farmers in developing countries. This study showed genetic modification as a lifesaving technology in the short term, while in the long term, the sustainability of genetic modification production is reduced, according to farmers. Furthermore, this meta-analysis study showed that legal and administrative challenges and less access to relevant information are the main dilemmas of farmers dealing with GM crops in developing countries. Accordingly, the study concluded that conducting meta-analysis can provide useful information for policy makers who plan for the development of GM production.
Disciplines :
Agriculture & agronomy
Author, co-author :
Azadi, Hossein  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > TERRA Research Centre > Modélisation et développement ; Department of Geography, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium ; Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic ; Faculty of Environmental Science and Engineering, Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Taheri, Fatemeh;  Department of Agricultural Economics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
Ghazali, Samane;  Agricultural Economics, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
Movahhed Moghaddam, Saghi;  Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Siamian, Narges;  Department of Environmental Science, Faculty of Natural Resources and Environment, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Goli, Imaneh;  Department of Economics, Agricultural Extension and Education, Tehran Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
Choobchian, Shahla ;  Agricultural Extension and Education Department, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
Pour, Maryam;  Department of Economics and Rural Development, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Gembloux, Belgium
Özgüven, Ahsen Işık;  Faculty of Agricultural Sciences and Technologies, Cyprus International University, Turkey
Janečková, Kristina;  Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Sklenička, Petr;  Faculty of Environmental Sciences, Czech University of Life Sciences Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Witlox, Frank ;  Department of Geography, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium ; Department of Geography, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia ; College of Civil Aviation, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing, China
Language :
English
Title :
Genetically modified crops in developing countries: Savior or traitor?
Publication date :
15 October 2022
Journal title :
Journal of Cleaner Production
ISSN :
0959-6526
eISSN :
1879-1786
Publisher :
Elsevier Ltd
Volume :
371
Pages :
133296
Peer reviewed :
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