New Plant-Breeding Techniques (NBTs) are methods allowing the development of new plant varieties with desired traits, by modifying the DNA of the seeds and plant cells. They are called ‘new’ because these techniques have only been developed in the last decade and have evolved rapidly in recent years. Moreover, as these practices are still continuously […]
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GROWTH - 7 November 2021
NEW GENOMIC TECHNIQUES: COMMISSION OPEN ON FEEDBACK
October has marked the first step in the opening of the revision of the European legislation on GMOs, with the European Commission’s feedback period opened to receive the opinion of the European stakeholders on the matter. More than 70 000 feedbacks have reached the Commission offices, mainly for German and French citizens.
Also, the European Parliament approved the Farm to Fork Strategy (agricultural branch of the Green Deal) with a paragraph on NGTs.
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Written by Farm Europe