Siimes Nikolai, Sharp Emma L, Lewis Nicolas, Kah Melanie
School of Environment, The University of Auckland, 23 Symonds Street, Auckland 1010, New Zealand.
School of Environment, The University of Auckland, 23 Symonds Street, Auckland 1010, New Zealand.
NanoImpact. 2022 Oct;28:100432. doi: 10.1016/j.impact.2022.100432. Epub 2022 Oct 8.
This paper gathers gatekeeper views and perceptions on nano-enabled viticulture in Aotearoa New Zealand. While the science of nanotechnology is indicated to offer improvements to conventional vineyard inputs and operations, its acceptability by potential users and consumers has an impact on the governance of nano-enabled agriculture. This governance takes place not just at the state level through regulation and policy, but also through corporate, and community sectors' use of branding and narratives about nanotechnology and nano-based agrichemicals, and the (non)consumption of nano-enabled products. This paper investigates the technical and market acceptability, or governance, of nanotechnology by elucidating the attitudes of industry gatekeepers towards wines grown with nanotechnology. This necessarily informs the 'market permissibility' of such technologies, and illuminates sensitivities, concerns, and consumer-based barriers to adoption. We conducted 15 semi-structured, key informant interviews and a thematic data analysis. Our results suggest a high level of technical acceptability, particularly if environmental sustainability benefits are made clear. Wine producers are interested in nano-solutions to labour, pest and disease, and cost of production issues. However, key actors in the production-consumption network of New Zealand wine have concerns about nano-enabled approaches. Regulatory approval and safety assurances are expected prior to adoption in food or wine. Respondents argue that consumer acceptability is less clear, and that thought leaders like wine writers, intermediaries and 'influencers' will be critical in shaping public opinion. This research highlights the potential risks of nanotechnology development and adoption.
本文收集了新西兰奥特亚罗瓦地区把关人对纳米技术在葡萄栽培中的看法和认知。虽然纳米技术科学显示出有望改进传统葡萄园的投入和运营方式，但其被潜在用户和消费者的接受程度会影响纳米技术在农业中的治理。这种治理不仅通过国家层面的监管和政策来进行，还通过企业以及社区部门对纳米技术和纳米基农用化学品的品牌塑造和叙事，以及对纳米技术产品的（不）消费来实现。本文通过阐明行业把关人对纳米技术种植的葡萄酒的态度，研究纳米技术在技术和市场方面的可接受性，即治理情况。这必然会影响此类技术的“市场许可性”，并揭示敏感性问题、担忧以及基于消费者的采用障碍。我们进行了15次半结构化的关键信息人访谈，并进行了主题数据分析。我们的结果表明纳米技术在技术层面具有较高的可接受性，尤其是在明确其对环境可持续性有益的情况下。葡萄酒生产商对纳米技术解决劳动力、病虫害和生产成本问题的方案很感兴趣。然而，新西兰葡萄酒生产 - 消费网络中的关键参与者对纳米技术方法存在担忧。在食品或葡萄酒中采用纳米技术之前，需要获得监管批准和安全保证。受访者认为消费者的接受性尚不明朗，并且葡萄酒作家、中间商和“有影响力的人”等思想领袖在塑造公众舆论方面将至关重要。这项研究突出了纳米技术开发和采用的潜在风险。
