Historical analysis of controversies in the Brazilian GMO market in ‘O Estado de São Paulo’
This article aimed to describe, from a historical perspective, the existing controversies in the transgenic market in Brazilianagriculture published in the newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo. Starting from the Actor-Network Theory, we followed theactors, using the study of controversies as a methodologi...
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| Tipo de recurso: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2023 |
| País: | Brasil |
| Institución: | Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA) |
| Repositorio: | Organizações Rurais & Agroindustriais (Online) |
| Idioma: | portugués |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:www.revista.dae.ufla.br:article/1957 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://www.revista.dae.ufla.br/index.php/ora/article/view/1957 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palabra clave: | Transgenic Controversies Historical Perspective Transgênicos Controvérsias Perspectiva Histórica |
| Sumario: | This article aimed to describe, from a historical perspective, the existing controversies in the transgenic market in Brazilianagriculture published in the newspaper O Estado de S. Paulo. Starting from the Actor-Network Theory, we followed theactors, using the study of controversies as a methodological tool. Some important actors believe GMOs are a safe wayto increase production, while others believe they can cause health and environmental problems. Transgenic history inBrazil is relevant due to the importance attributed to different actors, and although it is still a very recent history, it isone that we can witness. As a result, we identified that the main controversies show the interests of actors in favor ofproduction, marketing, and less rigid labeling rules, against the interests of actors who defend specific labeling rules andproduction tracking and question safety for human, animal, and environmental health. Other issues involve the dominance of multinationals, and, in this sense, actors against transgenics argue that small farmers and family farming are at risk. We also observed that international organizations and western countries were predominant in the release of transgenics and that, over time, the controversies were emptied. This research contributed to the understanding that networks of heterogeneous actors can produce several market versions whose practices can produce unwanted effects, that market versions can coexist, even in the face of dominant versions, and the many realities found in dispute. |
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