Brussels, Belgium, March 14, 2025 (AFP) - EU countries back looser rules for gene-edited crops

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EU countries agreed to push forward with plans to ease current restrictions on some gene-edited crops -- a move backed by farmer groups but opposed by environmentalists. Representatives for the bloc's 27 nations endorsed, with a few changes, a European Commission proposal aiming at allowing broader use of plants obtained by so-called new genomic techniques (NGTs). "The proposal aims to boost innovation and sustainability within the agrifood secto......

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