ABSTRACT

This paper explores the role and responsibilities of agricultural genomics experts in governing gene editing (GE) for food and agriculture, engaging with the frameworks of technological determinism and Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI). We interview agricultural genomics experts in Canada to study expert views on risks, benefits, and regulatory challenges of GE crops and the extent to which agricultural genomics experts exercise the RRI principles of anticipation, reflexivity, deliberative inclusion, and responsiveness. Agricultural genomics experts wield power in food systems both in shaping the applications of technology and as advisers influencing policy and governance. Their resistance to RRI principles, especially deliberative inclusion and responsiveness, and exercises of discursive closure are challenges for responsible governance of GE crops. The study offers empirical and theoretical contributions, working across Science and Technology Studies and food systems research.

摘要

本文探讨了农业基因组学专家在管理粮食和农业基因编辑（GE）方面的作用和责任，并结合技术决定论和负责任的研究与创新（RRI）的框架。我们采访了加拿大的农业基因组学专家，研究专家对转基因作物的风险、收益和监管挑战的看法，以及农业基因组学专家在多大程度上运用 RRI 的预期、反身性、深思熟虑的包容性和响应性原则。农业基因组学专家在粮食系统中发挥着影响力，既可以影响技术的应用，也可以作为影响政策和治理的顾问。他们抵制 RRI 原则，尤其是深思熟虑的包容性和响应性，和话语封闭的练习是对转基因作物进行负责任治理的挑战。该研究提供了实证和理论贡献，涉及科学技术研究和食品系统研究。