Strategies for building trust with farmers: the case of Bt maize in South Africa

Strategies for building trust with farmers: the case of Bt maize in South Africa

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>In 1999, South Africa became the first African country to approve commercial production of subsistence genetically modified (GM) maize. The introduction of GM crop technology is often met with skepticism by stakeholders including far...

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Main Authors: Ezezika Obidimma C, Lennox Robin, Daar Abdallah S
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-11-01
Series:Agriculture & Food Security
Subjects:
Bt maize
South Africa
trust
agricultural biotechnology
public-private partnership
Monsanto
Syngenta
Online Access:http://www.agricultureandfoodsecurity.com/content/1/S1/S3

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