The topics researched within the study covered farm practices and food production in general, and timely issues, including GMOs, hormones, antibiotics and pesticides.
A new study provides further understanding into the tides of public opinion around Canadian food, how it’s grown and the relationship consumers want with farmers and those that process their food.
The study, “Public Opinion: a study of Canadian conversations online on food and farming,” led by the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity (CCFI), Canada, uncovered how food, farming and a handful of hot button issues capture national interest in millions of natural conversations online. The issues Canadians are most engaged with include climate change and the links to food production, organic foods and discussions on genetically modified organisms (GMOs).