Contributions of Genome Editing Technologies Towards Improved Nutrition, Environmental Sustainability and Poverty Reduction

Smyth, Stuart J.

doi:10.3389/fgeed.2022.863193

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“…These results are in line with McFadden and Smyth (2019) who reported the majority of Canadians believe modern plant breeding will increase production as well as lead to a loss of biodiversity. For a review of the benefits of genome editing technologies, ( Smyth, 2021 ).…”

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Canadian Consumer Preferences Regarding Gene-Edited Food Products

2022

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Innovations in food production and processing have largely remained “behind the scenes” for decades. The current nature of social media and calls for increased transparency regarding food results in a new landscape where consumer product demands are more important than ever, but are increasingly based on limited, or incorrect, information. One area where consumer awareness is rapidly emerging is the area of gene-edited food products. This article uses a consumer survey to gather perceptions regarding food safety, gene editing and willingness to consume for three gene-edited food products. Four factors were found to strongly influence consumer perceptions: trust in the Canadian food safety system; food technology neophobia scores; knowledge of genetics; and self-knowledge of gene editing. The survey of 497 Canadians found that 15% identified as neophobics and 12% as neophilics. The majority of participants identified as neutral. When presented with various food values, participants indicated that nutrition, price, and taste were the three most important values. A participants’ willingness to consume gene-edited food products strongly correlated with neophobic and neophilic preferences, with neophobics unwilling to consume and neophilics being uncertain. The only food value that strongly affects consumer willingness to consume is the environmental impact of a products’ production. Canadian consumers have a moderate to high level of trust in Canada’s food safety system, but this level of trust fails to carry over to food products produced through innovative technologies; however, consumers express a higher level of trust in gene-edited technology than genetically modified technology.

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Canadian Consumer Preferences Regarding Gene-Edited Food Products

2022

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“…On the contrary, studies with field trials have revealed very promising results for GE to increase grain yield, a trait which has not been targeted on a large scale through transgenesis. Biotic and abiotic stress resistance, increased uptake of nutrient compounds, and reduced toxic compounds are targets of the GE approach and, together with increased yield, have the advantage of a reduced degree of regulatory oversight [ 96 , 155 , 156 ].…”

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From Transgenesis to Genome Editing in Crop Improvement: Applications, Marketing, and Legal Issues

Marone

Mastrangelo

Borrelli

2023

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The biotechnological approaches of transgenesis and the more recent eco-friendly new breeding techniques (NBTs), in particular, genome editing, offer useful strategies for genetic improvement of crops, and therefore, recently, they have been receiving increasingly more attention. The number of traits improved through transgenesis and genome editing technologies is growing, ranging from resistance to herbicides and insects to traits capable of coping with human population growth and climate change, such as nutritional quality or resistance to climatic stress and diseases. Research on both technologies has reached an advanced stage of development and, for many biotech crops, phenotypic evaluations in the open field are already underway. In addition, many approvals regarding main crops have been granted. Over time, there has been an increase in the areas cultivated with crops that have been improved through both approaches, but their use in various countries has been limited by legislative restrictions according to the different regulations applied which affect their cultivation, marketing, and use in human and animal nutrition. In the absence of specific legislation, there is an on-going public debate with favorable and unfavorable positions. This review offers an updated and in-depth discussion on these issues.

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“…Advances in biology, ICT and engineering are repositioning the role played by biological resources and improving our ability to understand and take full advantage of the opportunities offered. In recent decades, biology advances have accelerated with new research tools such as CRISPR-Cas9, building on new knowledge of plant, animal and microbial genomes as well as big data [14,15]. Knowledge increases are used to increase the efficiency of crops, animals, biofuel, bioplastics and bioenergy production.…”

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The Bioeconomy and Food Systems Transformation

Trigo¹,

Chavarría²,

Pray

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Sustainability

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While the global number of people experiencing food insecurity remains stubbornly high, innovations have been increasingly adopted that are contributing to ensure that food systems are as resilient and flexible as they can possibly be. Bioeconomy and biotechnology innovations have contributed to improving rural development and food production. Genomic knowledge is an important part of innovative bioeconomy and biotechnology research as it is applied to increase the efficiency of crops, animals, biofuel, bioplastics and bioenergy production. This allows food systems to transform to be more sustainable and equitable, providing healthy, nutritious food, while creating livelihood opportunities and reducing negative impacts. This article highlights the beneficial impacts of innovative bioeconomy and biotechnology products in technologies, particularly as they relate to the Americas.

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Contributions of Genome Editing Technologies Towards Improved Nutrition, Environmental Sustainability and Poverty Reduction

Cited by 18 publications

References 58 publications

Canadian Consumer Preferences Regarding Gene-Edited Food Products

Canadian Consumer Preferences Regarding Gene-Edited Food Products

From Transgenesis to Genome Editing in Crop Improvement: Applications, Marketing, and Legal Issues

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