Turkish agriculture ministry green lights GMO fodder for another decade

Published 2021년 2월 27일

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The Turkish ministry of agriculture and forestry has extended the approval for the use of animal feed containing Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) for another 10 years. The approval is for four types of soybean and one corn meal. However, the permit for 10 corn meal types has expired. Turkey typically does not permit the use of GMO for food but imports 100 percent of its soy, which contains GMO. The country's agricultural sector has been impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.

The article also mentions the government's efforts to support the agricultural sector during the pandemic, including a delay in repaying government loans for farmers, the establishment of an online digital marketplace to connect producers with buyers, and additional duty-free grain tenders.

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The Turkish ministry of agriculture and forestry has approved the use of animal feed containing Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO), for another 10 years, Diken news site reported on Saturday. The decision, announced in the Official Gazette, pertains to four soybean and one corn meal types, the newspaper said, while another decade-long permit granted for 10 corn meal types has expired. Turkey normally does not allowthe use of GMO for food. The country needs approximately 3 billion tonnes of soy for animal feed annually, but only 180,000 tonnes is produced in the country and 100 percent of imported soy contains GMO, according to Chamber of Agricultural Engineers Özden Güngör. Turkey’s agricultural sector has been hard hit by the ...

Source: Ahvalnews