Agbiotech Knowledge Continues to Grow Among Filipino Stakeholders According to Study
Sunday, 2023/04/09 | 11:11:51
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Researchers from the College of Development Communication at the University of the Philippines Los Baños (CDC-UPLB) revisited their original study conducted in 2006 that focused on understanding and communicating Filipino stakeholders' public perception of biotech crops. Almost 20 years later, they found that this knowledge has made significant progress, enough to continuously guide stakeholders into accepting biotechnology and products derived from it in the Philippines.
The study, led by Adjunct Professor Dr. Cleofe S. Torres, covered Metro Manila and nine provinces throughout the Philippines. More than one thousand traders, consumers, extension workers, farmer and community leaders, journalists and media personalities, policymakers, religious leaders, scientists, and students answered a survey administered by field coordinators during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The study's key finding is that public understanding of biotechnology in the Philippines continues to progress. Some of the preliminary results are:
Dr. Torres and her team recommended bridging the information gap among stakeholders to strengthen public understanding of biotechnology by:
The study is a collaborative effort among ISAAA Inc., CDC-UPLB, and the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture, with the support of the Department of Agriculture's Philippine Agriculture and Fisheries Biotechnology Program. The preliminary results were presented by Dr. Torres on March 30, 2023, at the UPLB Rural Economic Development and Renewable Energy Center in Los Baños, Philippines. The organizers will publish and launch the full study details soon. To get updates on the launch, subscribe to Biotech Updates and follow ISAAA.org on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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