Ministerial Roundtable on GMOs in European Agriculture
December 4, 2009| |
A Ministerial Roundtable of the Conference on GMOs in European Agriculture and Food Production was held on November 26, 2009 in the Hague, the Netherlands. Highlights of the roundtable include:
protest_voor_en_in_pro-GMO_conferentie_files/main_findings_ministerial_roundtable_gmo_091126.pdf.
- Ministers and representatives stressed new challenges worldwide particularly in agriculture. Opportunities that GMOS could provide such as in increasing agricultural competitiveness, productivity and food security were expressed.
- Support was expressed for the concept of granting Member States and/or specific regions the right to decide on cultivation of GMOs on their own territory. A suggestion was made to develop a framework that would improve the effectiveness of GMO procedures in the European Union.
- A recommendation was made to promote independent socio-economic and agronomic impact studies of GMOs. Involvement of all affected stakeholders in the discussions was considered essential.
protest_voor_en_in_pro-GMO_conferentie_files/main_findings_ministerial_roundtable_gmo_091126.pdf.
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