‘If labels for GM food were present, would consumers trust them?’ Insights from a consumer survey in Uganda

Kikulwe, Enoch; Falck-Zepeda, José Benjamin; Wesseler, Justus

doi:10.1017/s1355770x13000636

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“…Furthermore, the factors affecting the public trust in the policy need to be identified and investigated [41,42]. This is because, if people do not have trust in the policy enforcement, it cannot succeed.…”

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Public Value of Enforcing the PM2.5 Concentration Reduction Policy in South Korean Urban Areas

Kim

Yoo

2018

Sustainability

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As the number of cars and the electricity produced from coal-fired generation has been increasing, PM 2.5 , particles smaller than 2.5 µm in diameter, has become a serious problem in South Korean urban areas. This is especially notable, given that the PM 2.5 warning was issued 89 times during 2016. Because of this, the South Korean government is seeking to enforce a policy of reducing the number of PM 2.5 warnings by half using various policy instruments from now until 2022. This article tries to obtain information about the public value of the enforcement. For this purpose, household willingness to pay (WTP) for the enforcement is investigated, applying the contingent valuation (CV) approach. A survey of 1000 households was carried out in South Korean urban areas. The data on the WTP were gathered using a dichotomous choice question and analyzed employing the spike model. The mean WTP estimate is obtained as KRW 5591 (USD 4.97) per household per year, which is statistically significant. The total public value expanded to the population amounts to KRW 98.9 billion (USD 87.8 million) per year. The information can be utilized in policy-making and decision-making about the reduction of the PM 2.5 concentration.

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Public Value of Enforcing the PM2.5 Concentration Reduction Policy in South Korean Urban Areas

Kim

Yoo

2018

Sustainability

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“…An important question is whether consumers trust the regulatory agencies and if they would trust labels of transgenic products. The paper by Kikulwe et al (2014b) analyzes trust in food labels and consumers’ WTP for GM bananas in Uganda. GM bananas are expected to provide substantial economic benefits if introduced (Kikulwe et al , 2014a).…”

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The impacts and acceptance of agricultural biotechnology: an introduction to the special issue

Zilberman

Wesseler

2014

Envir. Dev. Econ.

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Attitudes towards and acceptance of agricultural biotechnology, which involves inserting genes that carry new traits into existing varieties, has been subject to much debate. This special issue aims to address several gaps in the literature on genetically modified (GM) technology in agriculture. Some of the papers in the issue address the economic and health aspects of genetic modification in agriculture while others examine consumers’ attitudes towards GM products, and the marketing and labeling of GM products.

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“…The public’s attitude toward GM technologies and products, which is mediated by GM food labeling, may have a significant impact on government policy formulation and investment in new GM technologies. On the one hand, GM products have been labeled to satisfy consumers’ “right to know” and choose, 9 potentially reducing asymmetric knowledge and understanding of GM technologies between producers and consumers, 10 thereby increasing consumer acceptance. On the other hand, the intense debate on GM food labeling seems to have negatively influenced the public attitudes toward GM technologies and foods in China, 11 which could further impact national decisions to develop and commercialize GM crops.…”

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“…Related studies have shown that public trust in government management of GM labeling and safety assessments likely affects individuals’ attitudes toward GM labeled foods. For instance, Kikulwe et al 9 found that consumers who have more confidence in government institutions may have a 14% higher trust in GM food labeling. However, other studies conclude that individuals who believe the government implements a mandatory labeling policy for GM food are less likely to consume GM foods.…”

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The Chinese public’s awareness and attitudes toward genetically modified foods with different labeling

Zhao

Deng

et al. 2019

npj Sci Food

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Abstracts This paper analyzes the awareness and attitudes of the Chinese public toward genetically modified (GM) foods with different types of labeling and evaluates the impact of public confidence in the government management of GM food labeling has on their attitude. From 2015 to 2016, we conducted a series of surveys to collect data from 1730 respondents, which included consumers, farmers, media, and local agricultural officials in agricultural departments. The results show ~60% of the Chinese public do not know that they usually consume or purchase GM products or products containing GM ingredients. Nearly 80% of the Chinese public are accepting foods labeled as not containing GM ingredients, 57% are accepting foods without labeling, and ~40% are accepting GM-labeled foods. The respondents with a lack of confidence in the government are less likely to embrace GM foods. Those that are more aware of GM products are more likely to accept GM labeled foods. The group having the most positive attitude toward GM-labeled foods is the media, followed by agricultural officials, while the group having the most negative attitude toward GM labeled foods is farmers. Our findings provide an empirical basis to inform GM food labeling policy discussions and possible revisions, which may promote the development of GM foods in China.

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‘If labels for GM food were present, would consumers trust them?’ Insights from a consumer survey in Uganda

Cited by 9 publications

References 27 publications

Public Value of Enforcing the PM2.5 Concentration Reduction Policy in South Korean Urban Areas

Public Value of Enforcing the PM2.5 Concentration Reduction Policy in South Korean Urban Areas

The impacts and acceptance of agricultural biotechnology: an introduction to the special issue

The Chinese public’s awareness and attitudes toward genetically modified foods with different labeling

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