Green Biotech Manifesto Launched

To let Europe benefit from the opportunities of agricultural biotechnology, or "green biotechnology", action to open the European market is needed from European leaders. This was stressed by EuropaBio Chairman, Dr Hans Kast, at the launching of the Green Biotech Manifesto during a gathering of European biotech industry leaders in Lyon, France.

The Green Biotechnology Manifesto is a European perspective on green biotech and advocates five main policies to support agricultural biotech in Europe. The industry calls on decision makers to fully implement the biotech crop authorization process; enable a European single market in seeds; respect other countries’ freedom to trade in commodities; promote coherence of policies and public information on green biotech; and promote policies that respect developing countries.

Visit EuropaBio for the news and links to the press release at http://www.europabio.org/ne_Greenmanifesto130307.htm
Visit the site of the manifesto at http://www.greenbiotech-manifesto.org/