With looming food shortages predicted due to the war in Ukraine, the British government is speeding up creation of gene-edited crops they say will allow farmers to grow more, faster, and with less water.
Claiming these crops will also require fewer pesticides and fertilizers, authorities said the GE crops will address climate change’s impact on food security. “The use of the technology was initially scuppered by a 2018 ruling from the European Court of Justice that determined it should be regulated in the same way as genetic modification (GM),” The Telegraph said.
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The Telegraph May 22, 2022