Attitudes, perceptions, and trust. Insights from a consumer survey regarding genetically modified banana in Uganda

Appetite

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 401-413

  Kikulwe, Enoch M ^a   Wesseler, Justus ^b   Falck Zepeda, Jose ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÖTTINGEN   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c INTERNATIONAL FOOD POLICY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agriculture; Attitudes; Banana; Consumer; Crops; Genetics; GM; Perceptions; Uganda

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BANANA; CONSUMER ATTITUDE; DNA MODIFICATION; FEMALE; FOOD SAFETY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRODUCT SAFETY; RURAL AREA; SOCIOECONOMICS; TRANSGENIC CROP; UGANDA; URBAN AREA;

ADULT; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSA; NONLINEAR DYNAMICS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UGANDA;

EID: 79959932609     PISSN: 01956663     EISSN: 10958304     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.appet.2011.06.001     Document Type: Article

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