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dc.contributor.advisorHindmarsh, Richard
dc.contributor.authorParkinson, Anne
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-23T02:19:16Z
dc.date.available2018-01-23T02:19:16Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.identifier.doi10.25904/1912/2270
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/365501
dc.description.abstractThe endeavour to ‘redesign’ life at the molecular level has been widely characterised as controversial. Subsequently, agricultural biotechnology has rarely been out of the news in Australia and elsewhere throughout the last few decades during its development. Proponents are certain of the benefits, while critics are equally certain of the costs or hazards. Such polarisation is especially intense with regard to the introduction of genetically modified (GM) food crops. This thesis presents the findings from a survey of Australian canola farmers and their perspectives on the widescale introduction and regulation of GM food crops in Australia in relation to scientific, social, environmental and commercial risk and uncertainty. It also draws upon an analysis of GM regulation in Australia to determine how farmers have been involved in GM technology policy making...
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherGriffith University
dc.publisher.placeBrisbane
dc.rights.copyrightThe author owns the copyright in this thesis, unless stated otherwise.
dc.subject.keywordsagricultural biotechnology
dc.subject.keywordsgenetically modified
dc.subject.keywordsGM
dc.subject.keywordsgenetically modified food crops
dc.subject.keywordsGM food crops
dc.subject.keywordsAustralia
dc.subject.keywordsfarming in Australia
dc.subject.keywordsGM technology
dc.subject.keywordspolicy making
dc.subject.keywordsagricultural technology
dc.subject.keywordsGM crop debate
dc.subject.keywordsGM policy
dc.titleThe Lost Stakeholder: A Case Study of Risk and Trust Perceptions Held by Canola Farmers in NSW and the Implications for Policy Making in the Area of Biotechnology, Environment and Agriculture
dc.typeGriffith thesis
gro.facultyFaculty of Science, Environment, Engineering and Technology
gro.rights.copyrightThe author owns the copyright in this thesis, unless stated otherwise.
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dc.contributor.otheradvisorHulsman, Kees
dc.rights.accessRightsPublic
gro.identifier.gurtIDgu1316060085772
gro.identifier.ADTnumberadt-QGU20101213.073133
gro.source.ADTshelfnoADT0797
gro.thesis.degreelevelThesis (PhD Doctorate)
gro.thesis.degreeprogramDoctor of Philosophy (PhD)
gro.departmentSchool of Environmental Sciences
gro.griffith.authorParkinson, Anne M.


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