BASF at Work after Amflora Approval
BASF, the company that developed the newly approved potato Amflora, has announced the company's intention to seek approval of other genetically modified (GM) potato varieties in the pipeline. One unnamed potato variety is for specific use in industrial processes such as the manufacture of paper. Another variety named "Fortuma" has resistance traits to a fungal disease that causes high harvest losses. This potato will be used in the industrial manufacturing of food stuff such as potato chips and crisps.
On another note, the company announced that "Amflora will be planted in 20 hectares in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, on 80 hectares in Sweden and on 150 hectares in the Czech Republic.
The story can be viewed at http://www.gmo-compass.org/eng/news/492.docu.html
This article is part of the Crop Biotech Update, a weekly summary of world developments in agri-biotech for developing countries, produced by the Global Knowledge Center on Crop Biotechnology, International Service for the Aquisition of Agri-Biotech Applications SEAsiaCenter (ISAAA)
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