[Ngo-sanrm] Vietnam latest news - Thanh Nien Daily | In Vietnam, genetically modified crops set to get official green light

Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resources Management Working Group ngo-sanrm at ngocentre.org.vn
Wed Oct 23 16:25:41 BST 2013


"Genetically modified (GM) grains can only be used in animal feed if they are certified by a specialist council as posing no risk to the health of humans and livestock, a proposed circular to take effect by year end is expected to say.

They can also be used if at least five countries do so, but this is just the thin end of the wedge, critics say, in allowing farmers to grow GM food despite warnings about environmental impacts and reliance on foreign seed companies.
The government in fact plans to cover half of the country’s arable land with GM crops by 2020."

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http://www.thanhniennews.com/index/pages/20131020-genetically-modified-crops-set-to-get-official-green-light.aspx


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