In a special survey called Food 2021 the Public Opinion Research Centre at the Institute of Sociology, Czech Academy of Sciences, surveyed the Czech public for its opinions on genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and crops (GM crops) used to produce the food we consume.
The majority of respondents (74%) surveyed said that were familiar with the term ‘genetically modified crops’. Just under one-tenth of them (8%) said they knew what it means, one-third (35%) said they had a rough idea, and almost one-third (31%) said they had heard the term but did not know what it means.
Slightly less than one-quarter (23%) of Czech citizens believe that the genetic modification of crops is morally wrong.
Almost one-half (47%) of respondents said they would be willing to take medicines that contain genetically modified organisms.
- Download the full press release here: OR211025_ENG.pdf
- All reports from this survey: Potraviny_2021
