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2007-01-24 | permalink
South Africa GMO crops soar by 180 pct in 06/07 - union
South Africa's genetically modified crop area (GMOs) soared by 180 percent in the 2006/07 season to 1.4 million hectares, farm union Agri SA said on Tuesday. One million hectares of the total was maize, the country's biggest staple crop, Agri SA president Lourie Bosman told a news briefing. The remainder was made up of soybean and cotton. South Africa is virtually alone in its pro-GMO stance in Africa, putting it at odds with its food-importing neighbours, as well as big markets in Europe strongly opposed to so-called "Frankenstein foods".
- Reuters, South Africa: S.Africa GMO crops soar by 180 pct in 06/07 - union
- iafrica.com, South Africa: GM foods 'not a threat'
- Business Day, South Africa: Increase in GM crops sparks safety debate
- Creamer Media's Engineering News Online, South African: South Africa accelerating development of cutting-edge biotech research
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2007-01-24 | permalink
South Africa GMO crops soar by 180 pct in 06/07 - union
South Africa's genetically modified crop area (GMOs) soared by 180 percent in the 2006/07 season to 1.4 million hectares, farm union Agri SA said on Tuesday. One million hectares of the total was maize, the country's biggest staple crop, Agri SA president Lourie Bosman told a news briefing. The remainder was made up of soybean and cotton. South Africa is virtually alone in its pro-GMO stance in Africa, putting it at odds with its food-importing neighbours, as well as big markets in Europe strongly opposed to so-called "Frankenstein foods".
- Reuters, South Africa: S.Africa GMO crops soar by 180 pct in 06/07 - union
- iafrica.com, South Africa: GM foods 'not a threat'
- Business Day, South Africa: Increase in GM crops sparks safety debate
- Creamer Media's Engineering News Online, South African: South Africa accelerating development of cutting-edge biotech research
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