French Farmers to Grow More Biotech Corn
April 12, 2007| |
Farmers in France are expected to increase their planting of biotech corn from 5,200 hectares in 2006 to 30,000-50,000 in 2007. This was the highlight of a report from the United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service Global Agriculture Information Network.
The farmers’ positive response to the crop was attributed to the higher yield and lower mycotoxin content of biotech corn over conventional corn experienced in 2006. In addition, the Ministry of Agriculture adopted coexistence rules for the crops which require 50-meter buffer zones for commercial biotech plots and disclosure by biotech producers to their neighbors for the existence of biotech crops.
See the full report at
http://www.fas.usda.gov/gainfiles/200703/146280665.pdf.
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