CONSUMER ACCEPTANCE OF GMO COWPEAS IN SUB-SAHARA AFRICA

Saket Kushwaha, A.S. Musa, James Lowenberg-DeBoer and Joan Fulton

No 20216, 2004 Annual meeting, August 1-4, Denver, CO from American Agricultural Economics Association (New Name 2008: Agricultural and Applied Economics Association)

Abstract: Cowpea is the most important indigenous African grain legume for both home use and as a cash crop. Because of its tolerance to drought it is especially important for the Sahel. Genetic transformation of cowpea with Bachilius Thurengius (Bt) genes to control pod boring insects has many advantages, but little is known of the potential consumer response. This paper analyzes and reports the results of a survey of 200 consumers in northern Nigeria in early 2003 concerning consumer awareness of and acceptance of biotechnology. Ninety percent of the respondents were aware of GM products. Those respondents who were most concerned about the ethics of genetic transformation were likely to disapprove of such products, while those individuals who identified international radio as an information source were more likely to approve of GM technology.

Keywords: Institutional; and; Behavioral; Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 15
Date: 2004
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.20216

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