Plant biotechnology is key to maintaining biological diversity while helping to achieve global food security

Source: Genetic News
Date: May 16, 2008
BRUSSELS, Belgium — Biotech adoption rates continue to rise worldwide as governments increasingly recognize the potential benefits that plant biotechnology can play in increasing productivity while reducing agriculture’s impact on the environment. This week, as the fourth meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (MOP-4) takes place in Bonn, Germany, CropLife International encourages governments to advance science-based rules on the transboundary movement of living modified organisms (LMOs) that will enable farmers worldwide to benefit from plant biotechnology.Read more….