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Organic farmers and environmental NGOs attack Commission plans for new breeding techniques
Organic farmers and environmental groups have denounced proposals from the European Commission to exempt some genetically engineered crops from EU legislation for genetically modified organisms (GMOs), sparking what the research sector expects will be an intense fight for science and against misinformation.
“It’s a fierce battle, and a lot of this is quite successful because it’s coming from environmental non-governmental organisations that are enjoying a lot of trust by the society in Europe,” Matin Qaim, director of the Centre for Development Research at the University of Bonn in Germany, and president-elect of the International Association of Agricultural Economists, told Research Professional News.
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