In spring 1999, following widespread calls for a halt to the development of genetically modified (GM) crops in the UK, the Government launched a four-year programme of farm scale trials (see glossary). The trials have been designed primarily to answer criticisms from English Nature and others concerned about the environmental impact of GM crops, particularly the secondary effects on biodiversity.
GM Farm Scale Trials
Publication date:
21 October, 2001
Article tagged as: agriculture, farmscale trials, GM crops, reports
