GMO WILL IT FEED THE WORLD? QUESTIONNAIRE Made by Giancarlo Rizzi

Representative sample: 50 people Liceo Majorana Putignano Italy Age 16 (82%) 17 (18%) Sex female (54%) male (46%)

GMOs can fight the growing hunger problem in the world

GMOs can damage the third world economy

GMOs can improve food quality

GMO crops are cornered by very few multinational companies

GMO crops can better react to adverse environmental conditions

GMO crops require fewer insecticides

GMO crops require fewer fertilizers and less water

GMO crops can give birth to resistant parasites

GMO crops can cause unexpected, irreversible and adverse effects on the environment

GMO crops can infect traditional crops

GMO food can be recognized from its smell, colour and taste

GMO food can be cheaper

GMO food can harm our health

GMO plants do not reproduce, thus compelling farmers to buy new seeds every year

I do not trust organic food

Organic food is too expensive

The cells can be taught to produce new proteins by changing their gene information

The product which is the result of the gene transfer is called genetically modified food