Costa Rican consumer perceptions of gene-editing.

Autor:	Macall DM; Sostenipra 2021SGR 00734, Institut Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals (ICTA-UAB), MdM Unit of Excellence (CEX2019-000940-M), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 08193 Barcelona, Spain., Madrigal-Pana J; University of Costa Rica, Statistics School, San José, Costa Rica., Smyth SJ; Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of Saskatchewan, 51 Campus Drive Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 5A8, Canada., Gatica Arias A; University of Costa Rica, Biology School, San José, Costa Rica.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Heliyon [Heliyon] 2023 Aug 16; Vol. 9 (8), pp. e19173. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 16 (Print Publication: 2023).
DOI:	10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e19173
Abstrakt:	Costa Rica's rice production, a large determinant of the country's food security, is being negatively impacted by frequently increasing periods of intense drought. Costa Rican scientists have applied CRISPR/Cas9 to develop drought resistant rice varieties they believe the country's rice producers could benefit from. However, would Costa Ricans consume gene edited rice or products derived from this crop? A three-part, 26-question survey administered in-person to 1096 Costa Ricans uncovers their attitudes, knowledge, and perceptions of gene editing technology and crops. Multiple regressions were built where the independent variables were age, gender, education level, and subjective economic situation. No statistically significant relationships were found in the regression coefficients. Moreover, the k-means procedure (cluster analysis) was used to categorize respondents according to their attitudes on the consumption of gene-edited foods: negative, neutral, and positive. Results show that overall, Costa Rican consumers are open to the application of gene editing in agriculture and would consider consuming products derived from the application of the technology. They are also open to gene editing technology being used to address human and animal health issues. However, Costa Rican consumers are not open to gene editing being used to "design" human traits. This study adds evidence to the emerging literature on the acceptance of gene-edited food. It also highlights the importance of informing societies of just how vulnerable agriculture, and therefore food security, is to the increasingly adverse effects of climate change. Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper. (© 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.)
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