Socio-economic research on genetically modified crops: a study of the literature
Socio-economic research on genetically modified crops: a study of the literature
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DOI：
10.1007/s10460-017-9842-4
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发表时间：
2018-06-01
影响因子：
4.5
通讯作者：
Wynne, Brian
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作者：
Catacora-Vargas, Georgina;Binimelis, Rosa;Wynne, Brian
转基因作物的引进和使用所产生的社会经济影响的重要性反映在越来越多地努力将其纳入监管框架中。为了识别和理解转基因作物SEI的现有知识，我们在这里报告了对已发表的国际科学同行评审文献进行广泛研究的结果。在应用特定的选择标准后，共分析了410篇文章。主要研究结果包括：（i）在科学文献中，有关基因改造作物的可持续环境投资的实证研究有限;（ii）大部分已发表的研究主要集中在一套有限的货币经济参数上;（iii）相应地，有关社会和非货币经济方面的实证研究很少;（iv）大部分研究报告只涉及短期研究结果; ㈤在研究方法和分析中普遍忽略了当地各种不同的情况和条件; ㈥常规农业是通常使用的比较对象，很少考虑到其他有很大不同的农业系统;（vii）整体趋势是将研究框架建立在未经验证的理论假设之上，并将小规模和短期的具体结果过度外推为概括性结论。这些发现表明，缺乏对转基因作物SEI的经验和全面的研究，以供决策使用。需要在更严格的同行审查的协助下，提出更广泛的问题和改进方法，以克服目前的研究缺陷。
The importance of socio-economic impacts (SEI) from the introduction and use of genetically modified (GM) crops is reflected in increasing efforts to include them in regulatory frameworks. Aiming to identify and understand the present knowledge on SEI of GM crops, we here report the findings from an extensive study of the published international scientific peer-reviewed literature. After applying specified selection criteria, a total of 410 articles are analysed. The main findings include: (i) limited empirical research on SEI of GM crops in the scientific literature; (ii) the main focus of the majority of the published research is on a restricted set of monetary economic parameters; (iii) proportionally, there are very few empirical studies on social and non-monetary economic aspects; (iv) most of the research reports only short-term findings; (v) the variable local contexts and conditions are generally ignored in research methodology and analysis; (vi) conventional agriculture is the commonly used comparator, with minimal consideration of other substantially different agricultural systems; and (vii) there is the overall tendency to frame the research upon not validated theoretical assumptions, and to over-extrapolate small-scale and short-term specific results to generalized conclusions. These findings point to a lack of empirical and comprehensive research on SEI of GM crops for possible use in decision-making. Broader questions and improved methodologies, assisted by more rigorous peer-review, will be required to overcome current research shortcomings.