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Table_2 7 6 : % of farmers using control methods for BXW (N = 37) Removing the male bud 10.8 Removing infected plants 21.6 Uprooting whole infected mat 18.9; Avoiding introduction of suckers from unknown locations 2.7" Combination of control methods 54.1U % of respondents aware of the development of BXW resistant banana varieties (N = 111) 27.9; % of respondents aware of the meaning of GM banana (N = 75) 36.0> % of respondents defining GM banana as … (N = 29)3 a banana which has been bred to resist diseases 34.5A an improved banana with integrated gene(s) from other sources 41.4 a banana variety with different properties from local varieties (good eye appeal but tasteless, has long term health effects) 24.1N % of respondents’ opinion on the development of GMB-BXW (N = 112) Support the development 83.0 Indifferent 3.6" Do not support the development 13.4U % of respondents reporting potential benefits of GM banana resistant to BXW (N = 111) 94.61 Perceived potential benefits (N = 217) (%) Increase in yields 28.1 Increase in income 38.3# Credit to research institutions 3.7 Stable supply 12.4" Increase in banana consumption 17.5W % respondents reporting potential disadvantages of GM banana resistant to BXW (N = 110) 40.05 Perceived potential disadvantages (N = 54) (%)- High cost of establishing new plantations 24.0&