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2009-01-28 | permalink
Farmer defies GM ’ban’ in Wales (UK)
In what may be the first example of direct action in favour of genetically modified (GM) crops, a farmer has defied the Welsh government by growing modified maize. Farmer and agricultural consultant Jonathon Harrington says he grew small amounts of two kinds of GM maize on his farm near Hay-on-Wye, and also gave seeds to two local farmers. The Welsh Assembly Government has declared the country to be a GM-free zone, but in the wake of Harrington’s actions it admitted that it is powerless to enforce this declaration.
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2009-01-28 | permalink
Farmer defies GM ’ban’ in Wales (UK)
In what may be the first example of direct action in favour of genetically modified (GM) crops, a farmer has defied the Welsh government by growing modified maize. Farmer and agricultural consultant Jonathon Harrington says he grew small amounts of two kinds of GM maize on his farm near Hay-on-Wye, and also gave seeds to two local farmers. The Welsh Assembly Government has declared the country to be a GM-free zone, but in the wake of Harrington’s actions it admitted that it is powerless to enforce this declaration.
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