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GM crops on the rise in Portugal
The Alentejo region has seen the greatest increase in GM crops, which rose by 90 percent compared to 2010. In the Lisbon and Tagus Valley region, the increase in GM crop plantations was more than 51 percent. Last year also saw the first plantation of 2.5 hectares GM corn crops on the island of São Miguel in the Azores.
The northern and central regions of Portugal however saw a decrease in the amount of GM corn being planted, from 1,013 hectares in 2010 to 967 hectares last year. The Ministry of Agriculture’s study does not however mention any GM plantations in the Algarve region. Read article
Tags: Europe, GM crops, Portugal
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