Germany Joins Scotland in Seeking Ban on Gene-Modified Seeds

by Stefan Nicola | BLOOMBERG BUSINESS | August 25, 2015

• German opposition to GMO `comes from all sides,’ ministry says
• Gene-modified seeds are already mostly banned in the EU

Germany is taking steps to outlaw the cultivation of genetically modified crops in Europe’s biggest economy.

The Agriculture Ministry plans to officially request that producers of GMOs exclude Germany when applying to sell seeds in European Union, Christian Fronczak, a spokesman for the ministry, said Tuesday. Scotland took similar measures earlier this month.

“The German government is clear in that it seeks a nationwide cultivation ban,” Fronczak said by phone from Berlin. “There’s resistance from all sides, from the public to the farmers.”

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