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Article: GM crops "out of control" in Romania.(genetically modified crops)
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- Agra Europe
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- October 14, 2005
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Widespread illegal cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops is threatening farmers and the economy in Romania, the environmental group Greenpeace alleged on Monday.
The claim was supported by a former general manager of biotechnology giant Monsanto in Romania, who warned that the authorities had lost control over GM organisms in the country.
But the accusations were rejected by Romania's ministry of agriculture, reports AgraFood East Europe.
Romania is the only country in Europe where planting of Roundup Ready (RR) soya is allowed. According to the ministry, Romania cultivated approximately 130 000 hectares with soya in 2005, of which 85 ...