European Parliament Votes to Support Proposal for the Regulation of New Genomic Techniques
CBUSCibus(CBUS) Newsfilter·2024-02-08 01:51

The European Parliament completes a landmark vote in favour of the European Commission proposal to introduce a new regulation for plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques (NGTs) and their food and feed. The proposal aims to increase the sustainability and resilience of the EU food system by enabling the development of improved plant varieties that are climate resilient, pest resistant, that require less fertilisers and pesticides, can secure higher yields and reduce the EUs dependency on agricultur ...