Georgian Farmers’ Attitudes Towards Genetically Modified Crops

Although, genetically engineered products (GM) have to be a broadly debated topic in different countries, there has been much less attention devoted to farmers’ attitudes towards GM crops. This paper attempts to research farmers’ insights on GM crops in Georgia through February-March 2014. An in-depth survey of 611 farmers revealed that respondents lack sufficient knowledge about genetic engineering. They tend to have a negative attitude...