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Profiling young consumers’ perceptions of GMO products: A case study on Italian undergraduate students

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  • Nadia Palmieri

    (CREA - Research Centre for Engineering and Agro-Food Processing,)

  • Mariarosaria Simeone

    (Department of Law, Economics, Management and Quantitative Method - University of Sannio [Benevento])

  • Carlo Russo

    (Department of Economics and Law - University of Cassino and Southern Lazio [Cassino])

  • Maria Angela Perito

    (Facoltà di Bioscienze e tecnologie agro-alimentari e ambientali - Faculty of Bioscience and Agro-Food and Environmental Technology [Teramo] - UniTE - Università degli Studi di Teramo, ALISS - Alimentation et sciences sociales - INRAE - Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement)

Abstract

This study focuses on Italian undergraduate students to identify and to characterise distinct hypothetical consumer segments by their knowledge of GMO food. We used data from a survey of 243 undergraduate students from three Italian universities to draw profiles of groups of consumers based on their opinions about GMO products. The main findings show that type of education plays a large role in students' perception of GMOs. In particular, students in technical and natural science programs (60.90% of the sample) differ from those enrolled in Social Sciences programs (22.63% of respondents). With the former having a better perception of GMO products than the latter.

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  • Nadia Palmieri & Mariarosaria Simeone & Carlo Russo & Maria Angela Perito, 2020. "Profiling young consumers’ perceptions of GMO products: A case study on Italian undergraduate students," Post-Print hal-03384849, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-03384849
    DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgfs.2020.100224
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    1. Nadia Palmieri & Walter Stefanoni & Francesco Latterini & Luigi Pari, 2021. "An Italian Explorative Study of Willingness to Pay for a New Functional Pasta Featuring Opuntia ficus indica," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 11(8), pages 1-11, July.
    2. Raquel P. F. Guiné & Elena Bartkiene & Sofia G. Florença & Ilija Djekić & Maša Černelič Bizjak & Monica Tarcea & Marcela Leal & Vanessa Ferreira & Ivana Rumbak & Panagiotis Orfanos & Viktória Szűcs & , 2021. "Environmental Issues as Drivers for Food Choice: Study from a Multinational Framework," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(5), pages 1-18, March.
    3. Riccardo Testa & Giorgio Schifani & Giuseppina Migliore, 2021. "Understanding Consumers’ Convenience Orientation. An Exploratory Study of Fresh-Cut Fruit in Italy," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 13(3), pages 1-13, January.
    4. Carlo Russo & Mariarosaria Simeone & Maria Angela Perito, 2020. "Educated Millennials and Credence Attributes of Food Products with Genetically Modified Organisms: Knowledge, Trust and Social Media," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(20), pages 1-20, October.
    5. Francisco J. Areal & Laura Riesgo, 2021. "EU Inspections of GM Content in Food and Feed: Are They Effective?," Agriculture, MDPI, vol. 11(9), pages 1-18, September.

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