The European Union has taken a step towards regulating new genetic techniques used to improve agricultural plants. The Department of Agricultural Chemistry argues that they are necessary to guarantee the future of food production, but many continue to show doubts.
By the end of the 20th century, the genes of different organisms were introduced in the seeds and genetically modified organisms were created, known as OMG. The purpose of technology is to create more anti -plant crops and increase productivity.
About two decades ago, the European Union implemented strict rules in recognition, labeling and risk assessment; But now it has been proposed to regulate new genetic techniques, which modifies the genes of plants.
“The European Commission has decided to create two categories: one for the products from these new techniques and the old ones, which are subject to the current regulations.
The governments of 27 member states this month have reached an agreement on this proposal, and now ministers will have to reach consensus with the European Parliament because they have a different position on thorny issues such as patent and labeling.
In a brief tour of many cities, ‘EuroNius’ collected some European ideas. “I am not completely against it, and it is important to fully investigate whether it has side effects,” says the resident of Berlin.
“The greatest growth of this technology has occurred in the recent decades, and we have no full control over it,” says another person from Warsaw (Poland).
“You have to seal them, and choose the consumer. Personally, I will not buy them.”
Biotechnology experts argue that these types of plants can cause drought and more resistance to pests and less fertilizers. Health problems such as allergies are also solved, for example, with low gluten grains.
Opponents refer to the risks: disruption in pollination of pests, contamination of environmental agricultural products, low access to seeds from small farmers and unexpected effects on human health.
Can patents lead to excluding small farmers?
The European Council is divided into whether or not to allow the patent and weighs the arguments that it can control the options available to the farmers and create monopoly. It took almost a year to decide to allow the patent, if their specific information requirements are met.
The stance of the European Parliament was completely prohibited by the patent, explaining one of the alternative speakers of the legislative review.
“If a few major international agrarian groups have the monopoly of the seeds, farmers will pay more money and they cannot be chosen, and above all, we can no longer openly innovate in the category,” says French Center-left eurodipuda Christoff Clarkeo.
Some member states are actually more interested in genetically modified crops, Spain’s exception. In many countries, these techniques are prohibited, using the right to exclude governments, but this option is no longer for all types.
“About ten years ago, the matter became a hot policy and became a hot policy of potatoes and a lot of public opposition in Europe. Governments demanded an exemption rule,” Hotston explains, and says: “The new type of plants are often equal to common natural plants, so that their culture will no longer have the desire to support their culture.
Clarkjo MP insists that “we are at the beginning of this new technology,” and argues that the European Union should be very careful, because when we intervene in nature, when we interfere, we are provoking waterfalls of changes that include the dangers of biodiversity. “
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