Developments and approvals abroad favor genetically modified crops in Argentina

Published 2022년 8월 29일

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Argentina is planning to expand the cultivation of genetically modified (GM) crops, including wheat, to combat drought effects due to climate change, expanding from the current 100,000 hectares to 40% of the sown wheat area in the next 3-5 years. The HB4 drought-resistant wheat, developed by Bioceres, has been approved in Argentina, Brazil, and the US, and is expected to be sold in Argentina, Brazil, and Australia within three years. However, the expansion of GM crops has raised environmental concerns, including potential health risks from increased use of toxic herbicides, loss of biodiversity, and soil degradation due to monoculture. The concern for cross-contamination with non-GM wheat and the impact on exports to countries that prohibit GM crops has been highlighted.

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A researcher reviews genetically modified alfalfa in Rosario, Argentina, on July 26, 2022 HECTOR RIO AFP Rosario (Argentina) (AFP) - Transgenic crops in Argentina, for years highly questioned by environmentalists, see the wind blowing in their favor, with new technological developments and sanitary approvals abroad, when the world fears for food safety. The Argentine supply of genetically modified (GM) products is abundant and varied. Soybeans, corn, cotton, even wheat that is still in the experimental phase, raise their profile in the context of the war in Ukraine and the intense drought this summer in Europe, which is linked to climate change. Since GM soybeans were planted for the first time in Argentina in 1996, the extension of crops has expanded to 24 million hectares, and the intention is to advance even further. "Our goal is to reach 40% of the area (of wheat) that is sown in Argentina in the next 3 to 5 years," Federico Trucco, general director of the private company ...

Source: Notiboliviarural