UK/USA: Study indicates GM crops an ‘economic disaster’
By just-food.com | 18 September 2002
As GM crops in the UK undergo their final tier of farm-scale trials, a new report raises doubts about their long-term economic viability. A study by the Soil Association suggests that GM crops have been an "economic disaster" in North America, costing £8bn (US$12.3bn) in lost profits and higher subsidies since 1999.
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As GM crops in the UK undergo their final tier of farm-scale trials, a new report raises doubts about their long-term economic viability. A study by the Soil Association suggests that GM crops have been an "economic disaster" in North America, costing £8bn (US$12.3bn) in lost profits and higher subsidies since 1999.
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