Political movement against and supporting the use of GMOs in Thai agriculture

Abstract

         The objectives of this research were to study causes and motives, characteristics and patterns of movement, problems, obstacles, successes and failures of movement to combat and support including guidelines for state decisions about GMOs technology in Thai agriculture. This article was qualitative research by collecting documentary and in-depth interview from 3 groups to be (1) movement and against group (2) movement and support group (3) representative group of Thai agriculture States to be relevance to analyze and present like description.

         The results of research were found that 1) the causes and motivation of the resistance was worried about concerning GMOs technology. 2) characteristic and patterns of movement both of them which were similarly to be divided 3 forms as follows; (1) movement (2) movement for supporting law (3) accuse to court, in Thailand had only against GMOs by accusing information of government official. 3) the obstacles which both parties agree were (1) the public lacks knowledge and understanding of GMOs (2) Adhering to conflicting agricultural practices is the opposite, making it difficult to come to terms (3) Conflicts in economic interests were difficult to compromise. The government should therefore make decisions based on the benefits of the nation as a whole to be important.