Moderating Food Prices Through Biotechnology
June 5, 2008| |
The European Parliament recently backed two amendments to a resolution on rising food prices calling on the European Union (EU) institutions to urgently discuss the use of modern biotechnology as one tool to help enable Europe to respond to the rising food prices. “Biotechnology, a tool used by plant breeders to develop better crop varieties, enables farmers to increase productivity in a sustainable way, both in Europe and in the rest of the world. Biotech crops can help farmers meet the challenges of climate change, reduce the environmental footprint of farming, and ensure food security,” said Johan Vanhemelrijck, Secretary General of EuropaBio, the EU association for bioindustries.
To read more, visit http://www.europabio.org/articles/GBE/press%20arcticles/EP%20Resolution_080522_short.pdf.
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