French farmers destroyed a total of 18,000 hectares of rapeseed, more than doubl...
PARIS - French farmers destroyed a total of 18,000 hectares of rapeseed, more than double the area initially expected, following the discovery of a non-authorized genetically modified organism in seeds, German group Bayer said on Friday.
GMO crops are widely grown across the world, but remain controversial in Europe, where very few varieties are authorized for growing and countries like France have completely outlawed their cultivation, citing environmental risks. The destruction was carried out before the flowering of crops, which could have led to the spreading of the non-authorized GMO variety.
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