Acceptance of genetically modified food in India: Perspectives of gatekeepers

British Food Journal

Volumn 110, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1019-1033

  Knight, John ^a   Paradkar, Amit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Consumer behaviour; Food products; Genetically modification; India

Indexed keywords

EID: 52449114783     PISSN: 0007070X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/00070700810906633     Document Type: Article

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