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2010-08-24 | permalink

President of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences tells China to develop its own GM food

The Chinese consume millions of tons of genetically modified soybean oil every year without fuss despite the fact that attitudes toward GM food remain as divergent in the nation as they are in the rest of the world. China needs to step up agricultural innovation, including development of its own GM varieties, in response to climate change and to reduce reliance on foreign technologies, top agricultural experts and scientists told China Business Weekly last week.

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2010-08-24 | permalink

President of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences tells China to develop its own GM food

The Chinese consume millions of tons of genetically modified soybean oil every year without fuss despite the fact that attitudes toward GM food remain as divergent in the nation as they are in the rest of the world. China needs to step up agricultural innovation, including development of its own GM varieties, in response to climate change and to reduce reliance on foreign technologies, top agricultural experts and scientists told China Business Weekly last week.

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