Genetically mod-ified (GM) crops have been grown in the USA, Canada, much of South America, China and India for more than 10 years now. The large and powerful biotech industries are doing all they can to force all governments to accept GM crops – and Australia, for one, is now cracking.
However, it is Europe, where resistance has been strongest, that is currently receiving the brunt of this pressure. Yes, there are areas in Spain, Portugal, Slovakia, the Czech Republic and Romania where GM crops, mainly maize, are grown, but the majority of Europe remains GM-free, with the strongest resistance ...
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