UK minister urges EU to speed up GM crop approvals

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Series Details 04.01.13
Publication Date 04/01/2013
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EurActiv reported that the United Kingdom's farming and environment minister Owen Paterson in January 2013 called for a speeding up in the European Union's approval process for genetically modified (GM) crops which he said offered definite benefits including less pesticide use.
Source Link Link to Main Source http://www.euractiv.com/development-policy/uk-minister-urges-eu-speed-gm-cr-news-516852
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The Guardian, 03.01.13: GM food: British public 'should be persuaded of the benefits' http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2013/jan/03/gm-food-british-public-persuaded-benefits
Oxford Farming Conference: Text of speech by Owen Paterson, 03.01.13 http://www.ofc.org.uk/files/ofc/papers/rt-hon-owen-paterson.pdf
ESO: Background information: An end to GM crop development for Europe http://www.europeansources.info/record/an-end-to-gm-crop-development-for-europe/
Blog: Brian Gardner, 15.01.13: Why the World needs GM crops http://briangardner.blogactiv.eu/2013/01/15/why-the-world-needs-gm-crops/?
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