Agri-food Applications of Genetically-Modified Organisms: Public Perceptions, Risk and Sustainability

尽管消费者越来越担心，农业和食品生物技术正在澳大利亚各地推广。利用社会学框架，这项研究将调查消费者对转基因生物及其相关风险的认知方式。这项澳大利亚范围内的研究意义重大，因为该国目前对转基因生物的认可，科学不愿/不能认识到外行人的担忧，以及一些生物技术可能会损害环境的可持续性。成果将包括：与风险和信任有关的概念进步；了解消费者对转基因生物的接受/拒绝；认识到农业食品生物技术促进可持续性的潜力。

Agricultural and food biotechnologies are being disseminated throughout Australia - despite growing consumer concerns. Employing a sociological framework, this research will investigate ways genetically-modified organisms (GMOs) - and their associated risks - are perceived by consumers. This Australia-wide study is significant because of the nation's current endorsement of GMOs, the reluctance/inability of science to recognise lay concerns, and the likelihood that some biotechnologies will compromise environmental sustainability. Outcomes will include: conceptual advances in relation to risk and trust; an understanding of consumer acceptance/rejection of GMOs; and, recognition of the potential for agri-food biotechnologies to contribute to sustainability.