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17.07.2007 | permalink

EU ministers pave way for biotech potato crops

EU farm ministers clashed on Monday on whether to approve a genetically modified (GMO) potato for growing, passing the final say to the bloc’s executive and thus paving the way for the first new ”live” GMO crop for years. Developed by German chemicals group BASF, the potato yields high amounts of starch. While it would be grown in Europe’s fields, it is not intended for direct human consumption and its starch would be used in industries like paper-making.

• Reuters: EU ministers pave way for biotech potato crops
• Forbes, USA: EU deadlock on biotech potato
• Financial Times, UK: Brussels paves way for GM potato
• Friends of the Earth Europe, Belgium: Europe not hungry for GM potatoes
• Deutsche Welle, Germany: EU farm ministers split over GM potato
• Food Navigator, France: Amflora decision reverts to Commission
• BASF. Germany: EU Commission to decide on Amflora
• Farmers Weekly Interactive (FWi): GM spud to get cultivation approval