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2007-03-08 | permalink
GM advances aim to alter Eastern European perceptions
The growing commercialization and continued innovation of genetically modified crops (GM) could have significant benefits for the food industry in Eastern Europe over the coming decade, says a leading Biotech expert.
In a conversation with CEE-Foodindustry.com, Europabio’s Simon Barber explained that the increasing applications of GM like drought resistant crops will continue to change European perceptions on their use. [...] Despite countries like Slovakia and the Czech Republic using insect resistant maize for feed purposes, GM use is limited particularly in the developing markets of Central and Eastern Europe due to moral and health concerns.
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2007-03-08 | permalink
GM advances aim to alter Eastern European perceptions
The growing commercialization and continued innovation of genetically modified crops (GM) could have significant benefits for the food industry in Eastern Europe over the coming decade, says a leading Biotech expert.
In a conversation with CEE-Foodindustry.com, Europabio’s Simon Barber explained that the increasing applications of GM like drought resistant crops will continue to change European perceptions on their use. [...] Despite countries like Slovakia and the Czech Republic using insect resistant maize for feed purposes, GM use is limited particularly in the developing markets of Central and Eastern Europe due to moral and health concerns.
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