Groot-Brittannië gaat geld investeren in GM voedsel voor armen in de wereld

UK to spend £100m on supporting GM crops for world's poor

Britain is planning to quietly spend up to £100m on support for genetically modified crops for the world's poor despite not having allowed any of the controversial foods to be grown commercially at home.

The Guardian reports: “A new white paper shows the government is committed to dramatically increasing spending on high-tech agriculture in the next five years, much of which will be on GM crop research. Biofortified crops, containing added vitamins, will receive £80m of development money, £60m will go on researching drought-resistant maize for Africa and a further £24m will be spent on pest resistance.” http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2009/jul/19/gm-crops-aid-uk-funding