Perspectives of gatekeepers in the Kenyan food industry towards genetically modified food

Food Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 332-340

  Bett, Charles ^a   Ouma, James Okuro ^a   De Groote, Hugo ^b  

^a KENYA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Kenya)

^b International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre CIMMYT   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Consumers; Gatekeepers; GM; Kenya; Perceptions

Indexed keywords

CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD MARKET; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISM; MAIZE; PERCEPTION; STAKEHOLDER;

KENYA;

ANIMALIA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77953580950     PISSN: 03069192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodpol.2010.01.003     Document Type: Article

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