plant breeding
plant breeding
EU Parliament Backs New Genome Techniques in Plant Breeding: What You Need to Know
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🌱 MEPs support rules distinguishing NGT breeds, 307 votes to 263, with 41 abstentions. 🚫 Ban on patents, mandatory labeling, and organic farming. ✅ NGT1 exempt from GMO requirements. ⚖️ Commission and Council to decide, opposition from Poland may delay approval.
Game-changing Decision: New Genomic Techniques Approved!
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📅 On 25.01.2024, AGRI and ENVI Committees agreed to relax rules for NGTs in plant breeding. 🌱 NGT-1 plants exempt from labeling and safety assessment if equivalent to conventional breeds. 🤝 European Parliament and agriculture ministers to vote on modified proposal in February. ❗️ Environmental organizations disappointed with lack of political impact from anti-NGT campaigns.
