Public Deliberation on Gene-Edited Crops: A Position Paper on Consultation That Changes Decisions

Authors

  • Gudbrand Eiksund Department of Science and Technology Studies, Hedmarken Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Hamar, Norway Author
  • Dagmar Bezak Centre for Biotechnology Policy, Turiec Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Martin, Slovakia Author
  • Dearbhla Kenneally Centre for Research Ethics, Blackwater Institute of Agricultural Biotechnology, Fermoy, Ireland Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.22666413

Keywords:

Public Deliberation on Gene-Edited Crops; Agricultural biotechnology; Gene editing; Evidence synthesis; Biosafety regulation

Abstract

Public Deliberation on Gene-Edited Crops has moved quickly from a research idea to something a working breeding or
production programme can actually use, but the evidence behind it has not always kept pace. We pull together the current
evidence for public deliberation on gene-edited crops, covering the methodological, practical, regulatory and cost angles, with an
eye on where practice has genuinely settled and where researchers and regulators are still largely working it out for themselves.
Selective, context-specific adoption looks better supported by the evidence gathered here than either broad rollout or blanket
avoidance.

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2022-12-30